Prison for abuser who sexually assaulted younger sister six decades ago

A 79-year-old man from Mullingar, County Westmeath, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to eight counts of indecent assault against his younger sister between 1962 and 1963. The offences occurred when the defendant was aged 15 to 16 and his sister was between 10 and 11 years old. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo imposed consecutive sentences, noting the…