A 57-year-old man with a history of paramilitary activity has had his prison sentence reduced on appeal following his conviction for sexually abusing two young girls in Donegal. The Court of Appeal in Dublin reduced his sentence from fifteen years to thirteen years imprisonment, with the final three years suspended. The man pleaded guilty in 2012 at the Central Criminal Court to sixteen counts of rape and indecent assault against two girls between November 2008 and May 2009. The offences occurred across four locations over a nine-month period. The court heard the man had fled the jurisdiction after detection but was subsequently returned on foot of an extradition warrant. The three-judge panel, led by Mr Justice George Birmingham, determined the original sentence was excessive as a starting point. Conditions of release include a €1,000 bond, eighteen months post-release supervision, and a permanent prohibition on contact with the victims.
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