Kilkenny Man jailed for sex assault on sleeping woman

Kevin Cradden (33) of John’s Gate Apartments, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, has been jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.

Cradden pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault at a house in Dublin on May 31, 2021. e case had been adjourned last December after evidence was heard to allow for the preparation of a probation report to assess whether Cradden poses a risk to society.

Garda Daniel Hanlon told Kieran Kelly BL, prosecuting, at that hearing last December that e court heard the injured party was a tenant at the house and that her ex-boyfriend, realising she had had a bit to drink, brought her to her bedroom and ensured she was tucked up in bed. e woman later told gardaí she woke in the middle of the night and found someone in her bed, kissing her and with his hand down her underwear touching her inappropriately. She said she thought it was

Cradden attended a barbecue at the house and a lot of alcohol was consumed.