A man convicted of raping his daughter between 2006 and 2010 in County Mayo and abroad has appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal. The 47-year-old was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court in February 2018. The appeal centres on events after the trial, when the victim visited her father in prison and subsequently sent a Facebook message to his relatives indicating willingness to sign an affidavit and withdraw charges. Defence counsel argued the prison visit undermined her trial evidence that she was in grave danger from him, and claimed she had recanted her testimony. The victim told the court she was manipulated by her father's relatives, who pressured her by stating he was starving himself and would die, placing responsibility on her shoulders. She clarified in a sworn affidavit that she had not recanted her allegations. The Director of Public Prosecutions' counsel argued the victim, a vulnerable person in State care, had been subjected to invidious manipulation.
Source links
Original report plus public source leads and related archive reports used for review context.
Related court reports
-
Victim says relatives "manipulated" her into visiting rapist father
Courts News Ireland · 2019-01-11
A County Mayo man convicted of raping his daughter between 2006 and 2010 when she was aged seven to eleven has had his case heard in the Court of Appeal. The...
-
Rape complainant allegedly "admitted telling lies" during trial, court told
Courts News Ireland · 2018-11-07
A man convicted in February of sexually assaulting and raping his daughter in County Mayo between 2006 and 2010 has brought a motion before the Court of Appeal seeking...
-
Rapist father "a highly manipulative person", appeal court finds
Courts News Ireland · 2019-12-20
A County Mayo man convicted of raping his daughter between 2006 and 2010 has had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the Court of Appeal. The man, aged 47, was...
-
Lawyers for jailed father will seek to adduce new evidence that victim "recanted" rape accusation
Courts News Ireland · 2018-11-02
A man convicted in February of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault against his daughter has opened an appeal against his conviction in the Court of Appeal. The...
-
Man jailed for repeated rape of daughter is given early date for appeal
Courts News Ireland · 2018-07-27
A 47-year-old man from County Mayo, convicted of multiple sexual offences against his daughter, has been granted an early appeal hearing date by the Court of Appeal. In...