A Dublin man who molested two Limerick girls on the LUAS while they were on their way to a Rihanna concert is due to be sentenced today.
53 year old John Daly of Cabra Park, Phibsboro was arrested by Gardaí three months after the sexual assaults as he was about to board the tram at the O2 following the One Direction concert.
John Daly admitted to Gardai that he deliberately got on the LUAS, heading for the Rihanna concert, to touch young girls and get sexually aroused.
His victims from Limerick were aged 13 and 16. One of the girls said she felt she had “no way out” because she had been squashed against a bar on the packed tram.
CCTV footage from the LUAS led to the 53 year old’s arrest outside a One Direction concert in the O2 3 months later in early 2012.
Daly has previously served a 6 year sentence for sexual offences including attempted rape relating to a young girl and aggravated sexual assault of a 62 year old woman.
He’s apologised to the girls for what his barrister called ‘this nightmare train journey’ - he’s due to be sentenced today.
