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Nine years for child rapist who abused four siblings over 12 years
Summary
A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual abuse of four siblings over a twelve-year period. The offender, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to eight sample charges relating to one brother, including oral rape, anal rape, and sexual assault committed between 1999 and 2005 when the victim was aged six. He further pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual assault against the brother's older sibling, and to offences against both sisters occurring in 1993 and 1997. The abuse came to light following a complaint to gardaí by one of the victims, whereupon the other siblings disclosed their experiences. The judge imposed a headline sentence of thirteen years, reduced to eleven years in light of the guilty pleas and cooperation with gardaí. The final two years were suspended on strict conditions, with a two-year post-release supervision order imposed. The sentencing heard victim impact statements describing the lasting trauma inflicted on all four siblings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Nine years for child rapist who abused four siblings over 12 years. Charges or matters: eight sample charges in relation to one of the brothers including oral rape, anal rape and sexual assault on dates between 1999 and 2005 – from the time the boy was six years of age; six sample counts of sexual assaults in relation to this man's older brother when this child was between eight and almost 14 years old; sexual assaulting the boy's older sisters, involving one sexual assault of one sister when she was 19 years old and two counts in relation to the other girl when she was 14 and 18 years old in 1993 and 1997; 194 counts of sexual assault that were carried out between 1984 and 2009. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2020 Incident
- 1999 and 2005 Incident
- 1993 and 1997 Incident
- 1984 and 2009 Incident
- 2023-12-12 Publication
Why: He said he was bullied when he was younger because he was so quiet and he used to feel dread at the thoughts of the summer holidays as he knew it meant that the family would be going to Donegal. CNI source report
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Defendant
Charges: eight sample charges in relation to one of the brothers including oral rape, anal rape and sexual assault on dates between 1999 and 2005 – from the time the boy was six years of age; six sample counts of sexual assaults in relation to this man's older brother when this child was between eight and almost 14 years old; sexual assaulting the boy's older sisters, involving one sexual assault of one sister when she was 19 years old and two counts in relation to the other girl when she was 14 and 18 years old in 1993 and 1997; 194 counts of sexual assault that were carried out between 1984 and 2009 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A convicted sex offender who acknowledged in a probation assessment that he is attracted to children has been jailed for nine years for rape and for sexually abusing four siblings over a 12-year period. The man has previously been jailed for 12 years after he pleaded guilty to 194 counts of sexual assault that were carried out between 1984 and 2009.
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