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Father who abused daughter and forced her to write retraction is jailed

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 56‑year‑old man was sentenced to eight and a half years for 55 counts of sexual assault of his daughter between 1995 and 2001. The victim, who first disclosed the abuse at age nine, was beaten and isolated in a bedroom for days, and later forced to write a letter withdrawing her allegations. She testified that the abuse continued regularly until she was 15, describing physical abuse, threats, and isolation. The judge, bound by the then‑maximum penalty of five years per offence, imposed four and a half years for the first fifty counts and a consecutive four‑year sentence for the final five counts, citing aggravating factors such as breach of trust, the victim's young age, and the lasting impact. The man denied all charges and was later registered as a sex offender. The court noted his cooperation and prison work as mitigating factors. The unnamed 15-year-old was convicted.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father who abused daughter and forced her to write retraction is jailed. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• 1995 and 2001 Incident
• 2020-02-10 Publication

Why: The woman said she never said "no" to her father because she would be beaten. CNI source report

Case subjects

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Topics

Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report