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Central Criminal Court2025-11-17

'Self-proclaimed pillar of society' (89) jailed for historic abuse

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An 89-year-old man from Rockfield, Knock, Claremorris, Co Mayo, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for historical sexual abuse of a young child. Pat Salmon pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report

Central Criminal Court2025-11-13

"Self-proclaimed pillar of society" sexually abused five-year-old girl

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An eighty-nine-year-old man from Rockfield, Knock, County Mayo has pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault against a young child in the mid-1990s. The Central Criminal Court heard that the offences occurred at his home between...

Courts News Ireland · Original CNI report