2018-11-05
Convicted rapist jailed for rape of teen who had dreamed of becoming vet
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Phelan, a married father-of-two, served a seven year sentence from 2008 for raping and sexually abusing a young girl in 1989 and 1990 when she was between nine and 11 years old. Ms Justice Murphy sentenced Phelan to nine years in prison with the final 18 months suspended.; Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy had adjourned sentencing after hearing the evidence last July.