Woman describes 'slow-motion horror' of sexual assault by Cork man when they were Leaving Cert students

Judge accepted this was a sexual assault carried out by an 18-year-old on another 18-year-old and the defendant immediately expressed remorse for his actions

Judge imposed a sentence of two-and-a-half years backdated to when the defendant went into custody on February 19, but the balance of which has now been suspended. Picture: Larry Cummins

A Leaving Cert student who was sexually assaulted about 10 years ago, in what she called “a slow-motion horror” resulted in the assailant getting a suspended jail sentence following a one-week remand in custody.

Prosecution barrister Imelda Kelly said the injured party did not want to be identified but had no issue with the identification of Ruairi Kennedy, formerly of Glanmire, Co Cork, who has been working overseas for several years. He pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to the sexual assault.