BALLINASLOE WRITER PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX ASSAULT

Date Published: 12-Jul-2008

The Ballinasloe writer Desmond Hogan has pleaded guilty to the aggravated sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee.57 year old Hogan, of Back Lane, East End, Ballybunion, Co Kerry, but originally the son of a draper from Society St in Ballinasloe was charged with engaging in a sexual act with a child under the age of 17 and aggravated sexual assault on November 11th, 2006, at Back Lane, under section three of the Criminal Law Act 2006.Judge Carroll Moran adjourned the case to October 6th next for a report from the Probation Service.