CONVICTED for what was described as a “brutal gang rape” at Cratloe Woods in 2004, a 22-year-old Limerickman was, last week, sent to prison for four months for failing to notify Gardai that he changed address. Dean Barry of Garryglass Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, received a nine year detention for his part in the brutal rape a woman in January 2004.
He was released earlier this year and on October 15, returned to Garryglass after being “forced out” of several addresses after landlords became aware of his background and conviction.
Barry was placed on the Sex Offenders Register following his conviction for the gang rape at the county Clare forest park, and, under legislation, is to notify gardai of any change in his address within seven days.
Garda Stephen Jenkins told the court that Barry returned to Limerick on October 15, but was in breach of the High Court conditions.
Limerick District Court heard from Ted McCarthy, solicitor, that his client had brief stays at addresses in Abbeyfeale and Caherconlish, but was forced out after landlords became aware of the sex offence conviction.
Mr McCarthy added that his client was being “shoved from pillar to post” and the fact that he was on 24 hour lock down in Limerick Prison since being taken into custody, was making it very difficult for him to secure an address outside Ballinacurra.
The court was told that Barry knew nowhere else to go and returned to Garryglass and the Ballinacurra area. It was there that gardai arrested him after he became involved in a disturbance.
Inspector Derek Smart said that if Barry “returned again to Garryglass, there would be difficulties”.
The inspector also told the court that Barry faced Public Order charges surrounding a disturbance in Ballinacurra on November 4 last, was highly intoxicated, agitated and became abusive and aggressive to gardai.
With 32 previous convictions, including the conviction at the Central Criminal Court in 2004, and two previous breaches of section 12 (a) of the Sex Offenders Act where the accused failed to notify the gardai of a change of his address, Barry was sentenced to four months in prison for his third such breach of the High Court condition.
For the section 6 Public Order charge of using threatening or abusive behaviour and thus breaching the peace, Barry was sentenced to three months in prison with both sentences to run concurrently.
All other matters were taken into consideration and Barry was returned to the 24 hour high security wing of Limerick Prison.
