2020-10-19
Abuser fails in appeal against sentence for repeated rape of brother
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He told the court that he had been on a long and horrendous journey. "He imposed a life sentence on me," he said of his abuser, adding that Murphy had taken advantage of a child's innocence to satisfy his own sexual desire. The court sees no reason to interfere with the sentence imposed by the sentencing judge.