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Garda investigation into allegation that child abuse complainant lied in evidence
Summary
A man has been convicted and sentenced at the Central Criminal Court following a jury trial in February. He received 15 years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, for repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting his daughter at their home in County Mayo and at locations abroad between 2006 and 2010, when the victim was aged seven to eleven years old. Justice Deirdre Murphy described the offending as depraved. The court heard that since the conviction, an allegation has emerged that the complainant may have provided false evidence. A garda investigation into this matter is underway, though no evidence relating to the allegation was before the court during sentencing. The accused was convicted on three counts of rape, five counts of anal rape, and six counts of sexual assault. He maintains his innocence and has previous convictions for assault, including one involving the same victim. The unnamed 47-year-old pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Garda investigation into allegation that child abuse complainant lied in evidence. Charges or matters: all offences and continues to maintain his innocence. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 2015 Incident
- 2006 to 2010 Incident
- 2006 and 2010 Incident
- 2018-04-23 Publication
Why: The man cannot be named in order to protect the victim's identity. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: all offences and continues to maintain his innocence (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Describing his offending as depraved, Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy today sentenced the man to 15 years imprisonment with the last year suspended. Ms Justice Murphy said that some of the rape and all of the sexual assault offences took place abroad but the Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996 allows for the accused to be tried and sentenced as if the offending took place in Ireland.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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