Prison sentences for sexual assault

Three Dublin youths have been remanded for sentence by the Central Criminal Court after they pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting…

Three Dublin youths have been remanded for sentence by the Central Criminal Court after they pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 1998.

Keith Fetherstone, of Moatview Court, Priorswood; Glen Johnson, of Primrose Grove; and Patrick Healy, of Buttercup Park, both Darn dale, admitted sexually assaulting the girl at Malahide Road, Coolock, on October 11th, 1998. All three are 17 years old. They are due to be sentenced on May 4th.

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