A former Naval instructor from Cork who slapped a new recruit on the buttocks, winked at her and said “You’re lucky it wasn’t 14 or 15 years ago” has been put on a probation bond and ordered to be of good behaviour.
Derek Nagle, 56, resigned from the Navy following the assault which Cork District Court previously heard took place at lunchtime on March 1st, 2022 . He subsequently pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of Seana O’Connor at Haulbowline Naval Base.
Earlier this year the court was told that Naval Officer Seana O’Connor was in the Billets room, which is the male living accommodation at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Co Cork talking to a colleague when the incident occurred. Ms O’Connor waived her right to anonymity.
