Michael Macken (41) has two previous convictions for sexual assault, including the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl at an amusement arcade in 2006. Michael Macken (41) was in August 2024 caught having highly sexualised conversations with who he believed were nine different teenage girls. In text conversations read out in court, Macken asked some of the girls if they would get into bed with him. Macken has two previous convictions for sexual assault, including the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl at an amusement arcade in Trabolgan, Co Cork, in 2006. Defence counsel told the court his client did not apply for bail after his arrest for charge on February 21st last year.

Source: The Irish Times March 02, 2026 21:05 UTC