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'Please don't be mad at me': court hears victim wrote note about step-brother's sex abuse
Summary
A Leaving Cert student, aged 12‑15, was found guilty by a jury of five counts of sexual assault against his step‑sister, aged 8‑11, committed between July 2016 and August 2018 in Dublin and a location outside Dublin. The victim, who cannot be named, wrote a note to her father in December 2019 stating that the accused sometimes touched her private parts when he visited. She described multiple incidents: being touched in front of her trousers in her home and a restaurant, having her pants pulled down in her bedroom, a failed attempt to hug and expose his penis, and an attempt to touch her mouth. She also recounted a moment when he forced her hand onto his penis. A victim impact statement, read by Garda Sergeant Gary Sexton, expressed how the abuse altered her life and caused anger toward her brother.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Please don't be mad at me': court hears victim wrote note about step-brother's sex abuse. Charges or matters: five counts of sexual assault on dates unknown between July 2016 and August 2018 in locations in Dublin and another location outside of Dublin. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- July 2016 Incident
- August 2018 Incident
- December 2019 Other
- July 3, 2023 Incident
- 2023-02-20 Publication
Why: " The statement finished with: "I trusted him because he was my big brother. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: five counts of sexual assault on dates unknown between July 2016 and August 2018 in locations in Dublin and another location outside of Dublin (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; By Claire Henry A Leaving Cert student will be sentenced later this year after he was found guilty by a jury of five counts of sexually assaulting his step-sister.; She noted that the victim had this trial hanging over her also before adjourning the case for finalisation to July 3, 2023.
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