47-year-old man sentenced for repeatedly raping daughter

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A 47-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years, with the final year suspended, at the Central Criminal Court on 23 April 2018 for repeatedly raping and molesting his daughter. The abuse occurred in Co Mayo and abroad between 2006 and 2010, when she was aged between seven and 11.

A Garda investigation was under way into an allegation that the complainant later said she had lied in her evidence, but the judge said no evidence relating to that allegation was before the court. The man had been convicted by a jury and continued to maintain his innocence.