Carlo Ancelotti sentenced to a year in jail for tax fraud - but will not serve any prison time
'We condemn Carlo Ancelotti, as the author of an offence against the treasury… to the punishment of one year in prison' and a fine of €386,361 euros, the Madrid court wrote in a ruling.
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Irish Daily Mirror
3 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man who raped young Spanish tourist in Dublin on New Year's Eve sentenced
A man who raped a young Spanish tourist in a Dublin city centre street during New Year's Eve celebrations six years ago has been given a seven-year sentence with the final six months suspended. Christopher O'Grady (34), formerly of Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, Co Louth, was found guilty of one count of raping the then 19-year-old woman on January 1, 2019, following a trial last March. He was homeless at the time. In her victim impact statement which was read out by prosecution counsel, Tony McGillicuddy SC, at a previous hearing, the woman said: "I don't know why, but I want to meet him in a safe space and look him in the eyes and ask him what reason would anyone have to be so cruel to a young woman." "...I want to know if he believes his own lies. I want him to truly see me and be forced to see himself as monstrous as I saw him." The sentence hearing was adjourned for the prosecution to look into restorative justice for the complainant, with the court hearing that it is rarely utilised for victims in rape cases before the Central Criminal Court. However, the Probation Service advised the court that an updated probation report included a recommendation that restorative justice is "not feasible" at this time, due to O'Grady's position during an interview with a probation officer. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week Tony McGillicuddy SC, prosecuting, told the court that the woman had been made aware of the report's contents and communicated to gardai that she was "relieved". He added that the woman was "satisfied that the court could take the next step forward." Ms Justice Caroline Biggs noted that the "door is closed" to restorative justice, and this would not be considered aggravating or mitigating by the court when constructing the sentence. She asked defence counsel Padraig Dwyer SC to clarify his client's position, noting the court was previously told O'Grady accepts the jury's verdict and is apologetic. After a brief consultation with his client, Mr Dwyer said O'Grady does accept the verdict that there was "some wrongdoing on his behalf" in his interactions with the woman and is open to working with the Probation Service. He asked the court to consider suspending part of any sentence imposed to encourage rehabilitation. Sentencing O'Grady today, Ms Justice Biggs said the aggravating factors were the harm suffered by the victim, "the opportunistic and predatory nature of this event", the fact the victim was clearly intoxicated, was not able to walk and "entirely lost". The judge said the jury found in light of that intoxication, she was incapable of giving consent. She noted the victim now has PTSD, depression, hypervigilance and experiences feelings of distrust, fear and isolation. "These issues have affected every aspect of her life," said the judge. Ms Justice Biggs said she considered the probation report and that O'Grady comes from a very difficult background. The judge said it was accepted that O'Grady has had a chaotic upbringing. The judge noted he apologised to the victim for the hurt and pain he has caused her and a most recent probation report queries whether he fully comprehends what he has done but that he is at an early stage of understanding. In her victim impact statement which was previously read out in court, the woman outlined the effects the rape have had on her, saying O'Grady turned her life upside down. "He didn't see the person behind the body," she said. The victim described in her victim impact statement how she can no longer socialise or dance like she used to, is fearful of walking alone at night and is hypervigilant of other young women out at night. The trial heard the woman had been in town to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks that night when she got separated from her friend and came into contact with O'Grady outside a shop. She told the court she was trying to find a bar to meet her friend and O'Grady walked her through town to a car park area where the alleged rape occurred. The woman said she felt "like a doll" and didn't have any strength in her body during the alleged incident. Afterwards, the court has heard she walked with O'Grady back through the city centre for about 40 minutes, where she got talking to a couple – a man and woman - outside a shop and parted ways with O'Grady. The woman ended up in a B&B with the second man after the woman went home, where they had anal sex before the woman went home to her accommodation. She told the court it was painful and she persuaded the man to stop. The trial was played CCTV footage of this encounter, which occurred in the hallway of the B&B. Ms Justice Biggs warned the jury that they may find this footage "intrusive" and "distressing", but she said she had made the decision that it needed to be shown in court as O'Grady had a constitutional right to put the evidence before them. When the complainant woke up the next morning, she told the court she "realised I had two rapes and there might be a medical issue with that". She went to hospital. The court heard no charge was brought against the second man, who gave evidence in the trial. Sergeant Eoghan Kirwan told the court that O'Grady has 65 previous convictions, including public order offences, criminal damage, drugs and theft. He took a bench warrant while on bail for this offence and has been in custody since August 2024. Defence counsel said O'Grady was living a "shambolic" lifestyle at the time of the offence, that he was homeless, begging on the streets and doing drugs. Mr Dwyer submitted at the earlier hearing that his client was guilty of rape on the basis that he was reckless as to whether the young woman was consenting or not. He said O'Grady now accepts his guilt and wished to apologise to the victim for the hurt and pain he caused her. After some consultation with both O'Grady and the complainant, the court was told that they are both willing to engage in restorative justice. Mr McGillicuddy said he had some knowledge of restorative justice but was "not aware of it being used for an offence of this nature". "I'm not sure how developed that system is or which agency would be appropriate to do it," he said. In sentencing, the judge said she watched the CCTV footage and a fall she sustained "was not a stumbling, it was a fall on her back." "The look on her face was important"… "she looked blank, confused and completely lost," said the judge. Ms Justice Biggs said she wanted to commend the victim and said she hoped she could find a way to have good and happy life. Sign up to the Irish Mirror's Courts and Crime newsletter here and get breaking crime updates and news from the courts direct to your inbox.
RTÉ News
3 hours ago
- RTÉ News
Man jailed over rape of Spanish tourist in Dublin
A man who raped a Spanish tourist in a Dublin city centre street during New Year's Eve celebrations six years ago has been given a seven year sentence with the final six months suspended. Christopher O'Grady, 34, formerly of Muirhevnamor, Dundalk, Co Louth, was found guilty of one count of raping the then 19-year-old woman on 1 January 2019, following a trial last March. He was homeless at the time. In her victim impact statement, which was read out by prosecution counsel, Tony McGillicuddy SC, at a previous hearing, the woman said: "I don't know why, but I want to meet him in a safe space and look him in the eyes and ask him what reason would anyone have to be so cruel to a young woman. "...I want to know if he believes his own lies. I want him to truly see me and be forced to see himself as monstrous as I saw him." The sentence hearing was adjourned for the prosecution to look into restorative justice for the complainant, with the court hearing that it is rarely utilised for victims in rape cases before the Central Criminal Court. However, the Probation Service advised the court that an updated probation report included a recommendation that restorative justice is "not feasible" at this time, due to O'Grady's position during an interview with a probation officer. Tony McGillicuddy SC, prosecuting, told the court that the woman had been made aware of the report's contents and communicated to gardaí that she was "relieved". He added that the woman was "satisfied that the court could take the next step forward". Ms Justice Caroline Biggs noted that the "door is closed" to restorative justice, and this would not be considered aggravating or mitigating by the court when constructing the sentence. She asked defence counsel Padraig Dwyer SC to clarify his client's position, noting the court was previously told O'Grady accepts the jury's verdict and is apologetic. After a brief consultation with his client, Mr Dwyer said O'Grady does accept the verdict that there was "some wrongdoing on his behalf" in his interactions with the woman and is open to working with the Probation Service. He asked the court to consider suspending part of any sentence imposed to encourage rehabilitation. Sentencing O'Grady today, Ms Justice Biggs said the aggravating factors were the harm suffered by the victim, "the opportunistic and predatory nature of this event", the fact the victim was clearly intoxicated, was not able to walk and "entirely lost". The judge said the jury found in light of that intoxication, she was incapable of giving consent. She noted the victim now has PTSD, depression, hypervigilance and experiences feelings of distrust, fear and isolation. "These issues have affected every aspect of her life," said the judge. Ms Justice Biggs said she considered the probation report and that O'Grady comes from a very difficult background. The judge said it was accepted that O'Grady has had a chaotic upbringing. The judge noted he apologised to the victim for the hurt and pain he has caused her and a most recent probation report queries whether he fully comprehends what he has done but that he is at an early stage of understanding. In her victim impact statement which was previously read out in court, the woman outlined the effects the rape have had on her, saying O'Grady turned her life upside down. "He didn't see the person behind the body," she said. The victim described in her victim impact statement how she can no longer socialise or dance like she used to, is fearful of walking alone at night and is hypervigilant of other young women out at night. The trial heard the woman had been in town to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks that night when she got separated from her friend and came into contact with O'Grady outside a shop. She told the court she was trying to find a bar to meet her friend and O'Grady walked her through town to a car park area where the alleged rape occurred. The woman said she felt "like a doll" and did not have any strength in her body during the alleged incident. Afterwards, the court heard she walked with O'Grady back through the city centre for about 40 minutes, where she got talking to a couple - a man and woman - outside a shop and parted ways with O'Grady. The woman ended up in a B&B with the second man after the woman went home, where they had anal sex before the woman went home to her accommodation. She told the court it was painful and she persuaded the man to stop. The trial was played CCTV footage of this encounter, which occurred in the hallway of the B&B. Ms Justice Biggs warned the jury that they may find this footage "intrusive" and "distressing", but she said she had made the decision that it needed to be shown in court as O'Grady had a constitutional right to put the evidence before them. When the complainant woke up the next morning, she told the court she "realised I had two rapes and there might be a medical issue with that". She went to hospital. The court heard no charge was brought against the second man, who gave evidence in the trial. Sergeant Eoghan Kirwan told the court that O'Grady has 65 previous convictions, including public order offences, criminal damage, drugs and theft. He took a bench warrant while on bail for this offence and has been in custody since August 2024. Defence counsel said O'Grady was living a "shambolic" lifestyle at the time of the offence, that he was homeless, begging on the streets and doing drugs. Mr Dwyer submitted at the earlier hearing that his client was guilty of rape on the basis that he was reckless as to whether the young woman was consenting or not. He said O'Grady now accepts his guilt and wished to apologise to the victim for the hurt and pain he caused her. After some consultation with both O'Grady and the complainant, the court was told that they are both willing to engage in restorative justice. Mr McGillicuddy said he had some knowledge of restorative justice but was "not aware of it being used for an offence of this nature". "I'm not sure how developed that system is or which agency would be appropriate to do it," he said. In sentencing, the judge said she watched the CCTV footage and a fall she sustained "was not a stumbling it was a fall on her back." "The look on her face was important … she looked blank, confused and completely lost," said the judge. Ms Justice Biggs said she wanted to commend the victim and said she hoped she could find a way to have good and happy life.
