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20/04/2012
Three Year Sentence For Bus Driver Who Had Sex With 16-Year-Old
A former Bus Éireann driver has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of defilement of a minor.
Sentenced at Waterford Circuit Court this morning, the court had heard how Anthony Cheasty, 49, from Ferrybank in Waterford had sex with a 16-year-old girl on a company bus.
The incidents occurred in Co Waterford a number of years ago and Cheasty had been communicating with the girl at the time by text.
The last 18 months of his sentence have been suspended.
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Sentenced at Waterford Circuit Court this morning, the court had heard how Anthony Cheasty, 49, from Ferrybank in Waterford had sex with a 16-year-old girl on a company bus.
The incidents occurred in Co Waterford a number of years ago and Cheasty had been communicating with the girl at the time by text.
The last 18 months of his sentence have been suspended.
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