2018-01-26
Jail term cut for man who abused sister as a teenager
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In November 2016, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy sentenced Butler to six years imprisonment including four years post release supervision to include participation in sexual offenders programs. He had the final two years of a new six-year sentence suspended following a successful appeal today, with the Court of Appeal holding that there was nothing in the sentence to incentivise his continued rehabilitation.