Daniel Murphy ordered to pay £500 compensation to the victim
A mixed martial artist who grabbed and exposed his genitals to a woman in south Belfast has been sentenced to two years probation.
Murphy, of Moyraverty Meadows in Craigavon, Co Armagh, pleaded guilty to common assault and exposure offences. Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard he approached the victim while she was walking on Botanic Avenue with her partner and mother in mid-afternoon on February 10 this year. The victim pulled her hand away but was followed from the scene, despite her partner’s efforts to prevent any further encounter. At one point she went into a shop, but Murphy tracked her from outside through the window and continued to shout at her.Murphy left the scene, but was arrested at a nearby hotel based on descriptions provided by the woman and witnesses. Defence counsel accepted there could be no justification for the incident.
Under the terms of the sentence, Murphy is expected to be made subject to sexual offender registration requirements for a period of seven years.
Botanic Co Armagh South Belfast
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