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Rapist father fails in conviction appeal
Summary
A 37‑year‑old Lithuanian man was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of 23 counts of raping and sexually assaulting his daughter between 2008 and 2011. The daughter, aged between seven and ten at the time, was interviewed by specialist Gardaí under the Criminal Evidence Act 1992. The man appealed, arguing that the interviews breached Good Practice Guidelines and that the evidence should be excluded. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. Justice Alan Mahon upheld the conviction, noting that the specialist interviews were admitted after the judge had reviewed them and after the victim was thoroughly cross‑examined. The court found no fault with the trial judge's decision to admit the interview content, and all grounds of appeal were rejected. The conviction and 15‑year sentence per count remain in force.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapist father fails in conviction appeal. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- July 31, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2008 and 2011 Incident
- 2017-06-22 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; A man jailed for routinely raping his daughter over a four year period has lost an appeal against his conviction in which his lawyers criticised interviews with the victim conducted under the specialist process for children who make complaints of sexual abuse. The man was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on each count to run concurrently by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy on July 31, 2015.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
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