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Businessman Jailed for Assaulting Teens
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Cathal OConnor, a Sligo businessman, receives a two-year prison sentence for assaulting and falsely imprisoning three teenage boys. The incident occurred after the boys broke windows at his business park. OConnor, along with his accomplice Simon Cavanagh, held the boys captive and assaulted them. The boys suffered physical and emotional trauma, with one developing severe anxiety and panic attacks. OConnor was sentenced to two years effective out of a five-year term and ordered to pay each victim €35,000 in compensation. Cavanagh received a suspended sentence and community service. The judge emphasized the severity of OConnors actions and hoped the boys could heal and move on.
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