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Former Garda Jailed for Seven Years for Inciting Rape
- Shane Flanagan, a former garda from Co Clare, was jailed for eight years with one year suspended for impersonating a colleague online and inciting men to rape her and her daughters.
- Flanagan committed offenses from November 2018 to January 2021, including incitement to rape between November and December 2020, endangering the woman and her daughters, and possession of child sexual abuse material in January 2021.
- He posed as the woman on fetish websites and Facebook, disseminated her personal details, photos, and running routes, and participated in explicit online conversations about sexual violence and cannibalism.
- Ms Justice Eileen Creedon characterized Flanagan's behavior as showing an alarming lack of concern for the victims' safety and described it as a deliberate and harmful act that caused lasting trauma, while the defense requested that he receive mental health treatment during his time in prison.
- The sentence imposed at the Central Criminal Court reflects the serious nature of his crimes, which carry a maximum life sentence, highlighting ongoing safeguards for victims and the justice system’s response to such offenses.
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Ex-garda who impersonated colleague on fetish site and incited men to rape her gets seven years
Shane Flanagan, impersonated the woman on a fetish website and on Facebook and engaged in graphic online discussions with users of these sites about sexual violence, rape, cannibalism, torture and physical violence
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