Bartholomew Prendergast sentenced for rape and abuse

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Bartholomew Prendergast was sentenced to 10 years, with the final 18 months suspended, at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 3 December 2018.

The former Waterford county council worker pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and 16 counts of indecent assault involving two sisters and a third woman.

The offences occurred over periods between 1979 and 1991, in County Waterford and County Tipperary. The suspended sentence required treatment and 18 months under Probation Service supervision.