2024-05-10 · Dublin
Ex-soldier who 'groomed an inveigled' adopted daughter into 'sick world' of rape and abuse gets 10 years
Gerard Lawless, a 61‑year‑old retired Irish Defence Forces member, pleaded guilty to four counts of oral rape and seven counts of sexual assault against his adopted daughter, Danielle Lawless, between 1991 and 1998. The abuse began when Danielle was about five, with the most intense period occurring between October 1995 and April 1997 when she…