47-year-old man loses appeal against rape conviction

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A 47-year-old man’s rape conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal on 20 December 2019, after he had been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with the final year suspended.

The court rejected proposed new evidence that his daughter had admitted lying, finding that account not credible. The offences involved repeated rapes and sexual assaults in County Mayo and abroad between 2006 and 2010, when she was aged seven to 11.