Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Mayo man has been handed down a 4-year prison sentence, with the final 18 months suspended, for the sexual assault of a woman in Galway city in 2001.
The 36-year old was originally arrested in 2002 and admitted to the assault, but failed to appear at a court sitting in 2003 and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
He finally presented himself to gardaí in June last year and has been in custody since.
Judge Rory McCabe imposed a 4 year prison sentence, backdated to his arrest last year and directed that the man be placed on the sex offenders register.
