Former RTE journalist gets jailed for 15 months after jury said he sexually assaulted woman whom he met on a night out and went back with him to his house – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Former RTE journalist gets jailed for 15 months after jury said he sexually assaulted woman whom he met on a night out and went back with him to his house




A former RTE journalist has been jailed for 18 months after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulted a woman as she slept.

Mícheál Ó Leidhin worked as a political reporter for RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta in RTE.

It’s understood that the pair met each other on a night out where the woman went back to the man’s house.

According to RTE News, Mr O’Leidhin was handed a 18 month sentence with the final 3 months suspended given his previous good character.

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