A Dublin man’s sexual assault sentence cut on appeal

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A Dublin man had his sentence for six sexual assaults cut to nine years and six months by the Court of Appeal, reported on 24 October 2017.

He had pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to assaults against four sisters in their home between 2002 and 2004. The sentence includes four years of post-release supervision.

The appeal court said aggravating factors had been counted twice, distinguishing the prolonged assaults on the eldest sister from the one-off assaults on her younger sisters.