A man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape of his then 15-year-old niece in County Roscommon in November 2017. The 50-year-old defendant, who immigrated to Ireland from Central Europe in 2015, was convicted following trial earlier this month. He does not accept the verdict. Gardaí became suspicious after observing the man's car parked in an unlit location and subsequently discovered the assault had occurred. The victim did not initially disclose the incident but made a formal complaint in early 2019 after confiding in a family friend. Mr Justice Tony Hunt imposed a pre-mitigation sentence of 12 years, suspended the final three years, and ordered the defendant to leave the jurisdiction upon release and not return for ten years. He is also prohibited from all contact with the victim and her family. The sentence was backdated to his custody date in May 2023. Breach of these conditions or commission of any future sexual offence will result in activation of the suspended sentence.
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