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Father who raped daughters and abused son fails in appeal
Summary
In 2010, a 78‑year‑old Dublin man was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of 87 counts of sexual assault and rape of his two daughters, aged five to eleven, and of assaulting his son, aged three to six, between 1997 and 2002. He denied the charges. Mr Justice George Birmingham sentenced him to life imprisonment for the rape of his daughters and imposed additional determinate sentences for other offences. In October 2016, the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on all grounds. Mr Justice John Edwards, sitting with Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, found the trial satisfactory and the conviction safe. The appeal was dismissed after the appellant was too ill to attend the hearing, and his appeal against sentence was scheduled for June 16. The case had originally involved 113 counts, with the jury acquitting on two, failing to agree on seven, and returning not‑guilty verdicts on 17 further counts.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father who raped daughters and abused son fails in appeal. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 2010 Other
- October 4, 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 16 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 5 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 21 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- 1997 to 2002 Incident
- 2016-05-12 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A 78-year-old father jailed for life for repeatedly raping his two young daughters and sexually abusing his son has had an appeal against conviction dismissed on all grounds. He was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury following a seven week trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice George Birmingham on October 4, 2010 for the rape of his daughters.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Appeal Violent Crime
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