2018-02-02 · Templetuohy, Tipperary
Sex abuser denied extra time to reopen case
John Joe Patterson, 57, was convicted by a jury at Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court of sexually abusing his two step‑daughters over a ten‑year period, beginning when they were nine. The women waived anonymity so Patterson could be named in the media. He received an effective sentence of eight years imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended,…