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2016-12-05 · Dublin
John Prior, a 68‑year‑old former guesthouse owner, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after an appeal reduced his original 18‑month term. He had been found guilty of two counts of indecent assault on his 10‑year‑old niece in 1985, with three other counts unresolved. The appeal argued that the custodial sentence had caused significant…
2016-11-24 · Dublin
John Prior, 68, a retired guesthouse owner from Ballsbridge, had his conviction for molesting his niece in 1985 upheld by the Court of Appeal. The niece, aged 10 at the time, was visiting from America and stayed with Prior in a B&B in Dublin 4. In the original trial, a jury found him guilty on two of five counts of indecent assault; the remaining…
2016-07-27 · Dublin
A retired guesthouse owner has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment following his conviction for the sexual abuse of his young niece during a 1985 summer visit from America. John Prior, aged 68, of Orchard Lane, Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin, was convicted on two counts of indecent assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The offences…