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A CO TYRONE man has been convicted for committing a sexual offence against an eight-year-old girl.
Keith Lindsay (61) was sentenced at Downpatrick Crown Court earlier today to two years and four months imprisonment.
Lindsay pleaded guilty to inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and breaching a sexual offences prevention order.
Half of his sentence is to be served in custody and half on licence.
The offence against the child occurred in Castlewellan Forrest Park on 26 July 2018 while the girl was camping with her family.
Lindsay is now subject to a sexual offences prevention order for an indefinite time period, is on the sex offender’s register for 10 years and is banned from working with children and vulnerable.
A forfeiture order was also issued for Lindsay’s vehicle and bike and the proceeds will go to charity.
“The judge praised the bravery of the girl, aged just eight, who got away from Lindsay, taking her little brother with her to safety,” PSNI Detective Constable Micky Meehan said.
“The girl’s family must also be commended as seeing something like this through the criminal justice process can never be easy. Throughout this difficult time they have displayed immense courage and fortitude throughout,” he said.
Anyone who has experienced any form of sexual abuse is being asked to contact the PSNI on 101.
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In other news Water Charges will cause a drop in income…
Well, lets face it…..it’s €160-€260 less to spend in your local community so businesses will take a hit.
In other news the drop in inflation means more disposable income in your pocket at the end of each week
If prices are down 0.6% would this not mean that we had deflation in 2014. Why then does this say that we had an inflation rate of 0.2% last year.
http://www.inflation.eu/inflation-rates/ireland/historic-inflation/cpi-inflation-ireland-2014.aspx
JTM..petrol/diesel/home heating costs rising and quantitive easing of the € will drive up imports. Disposable income (if such a thing exists) will be devoured quickly.
Let’s not contribute to inflation then – don’t pay!
When are they going to get it through their thick heads?
We are NOT paying. Not ever. NEVER!!!
And fuel prices have begun to creep back up again. 6c increase in last 2 weeks at one station I pass daily.
” mainly due to the low cost of fuel” well that lasted all of 2 weeks at most, prices are climbing again at the fuel pumps, up 5 cent in less that 2 weeks . and what about the up coming increase of nearly 50% in the pso levy (due in october by the time vat is added it will push it over 50%) how come there is no report on that ?
Did not see any mention today about Michael noonan saying maintenance bill for government buildings to be hiked by 1 million because they need new carpets for health and safety because they are frayed and new phones. God forbid that they have to walk on worn carpets while children with cancer can’t get medical cards. Shows where priority lies with this government.
I hear the bar seats are also worn, better change them while their at it.
I just wish they hadn’t cut funding for grammar-school from the budget.
My employer which will remain anonymous offered us 3 free bottles of water a day few months back, still on minimum wage however
Topaz?
Certain contacts do not permit certain things to be said about certain company and/or people.
I also offered them a free screen wash if the had a car.
Yeah, yeah Journal. It’s good news all the way, today and every day. Seriously, Journal, would you care to have an oul’ editorial conference sometime, after which you can make clear to your readership what, if any, your principles are.
Good news?, the only reason that prices are going down is because demand has dropped due to repeated drops in people’s spending power.
Inflation increases debt, how can debt be anyway good in anything?
Gulp!
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