William Ryan, a 41-year-old garda, has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually assaulting and falsely imprisoning a woman at the Aughrim Garda Station in Co Wicklow. Convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury, Ryan faced charges of three counts of sexual assault and false imprisonment, stemming from an incident that occurred on September 29, 2020. He has remained in custody since the jury delivered its verdict.
William Ryan, a garda, was convicted of three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment, leading to a six-year imprisonment sentence.
The case highlights serious abuses of power, as a law enforcement officer exploited his position to commit heinous acts against a vulnerable woman.
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