The court had heard how the boy had downloaded an app for the gay dating website Gaydar and created a profile. The victim, who is now aged 16, sat at the back of the court with his mother.
He showed little emotion when the sentence was passed but his mother and sister broke down in tears. However, because of a number of mitigating factors, he reduced the sentence to four years, with the final 12 months suspended.ĭoherty was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register after pleading guilty to the defilement of a child under 15 years on April 13, 2015. Judge John Aylmer told Letterkenny Circuit Court he considered such an offence to carry a sentence of six years in prison.
He was caught when the boy's mother arrived home early to find her son being forced to perform oral sex on him. A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he forced a 13-year-old boy into a sex act after the pair met online.Ĭiaran Doherty, Glengad, Malin, Co Donegal, preyed on the teenager after the victim downloaded a gay dating app on his mother's phone.ĭoherty travelled to meet the boy at his home while his mother had gone out for two hours.