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Six-month term for 18 years of historic indecent assault
Summary
A 64‑year‑old man was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a six‑month jail term for indecent assault of his brother, sister and nephew over an 18‑year period. Judge Patricia Ryan explained that the maximum sentence available at the time of the offences was two years, and that the court had to consider the man's guilty plea and his chronic debilitating condition, which would cause additional hardship in prison. She imposed a seven‑month suspended sentence for the abuse of the two siblings, a ten‑month sentence for the abuse of the nephew with the final four months suspended, and ordered the man to be registered as a sex offender. The man, who appeared on a mobility scooter, was 14 when he first abused his younger brother, 17 when he abused his 13‑year‑old sister, and 28 when he abused his nephew, who was aged between seven and 12.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Six-month term for 18 years of historic indecent assault. Charges or matters: indecently assaulting his nephew, his sister and his brother at the family home on dates between 1966 and 1984. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 1966 and 1984 Other
- 2016-10-06 Publication
Why: Judge Patricia Ryan said repeatedly that "the court has to stress" that it didn't have the power to impose more than two years for the abuse because that was the maximum sentence in place at the time it occurred. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: indecently assaulting his nephew, his sister and his brother at the family home on dates between 1966 and 1984 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge imposed seven month suspended sentences for the abuse of the two siblings. She imposed a ten month sentence for the abuse of the nephew and suspended the final four months.; Judge Ryan had previously adjourned sentencing to allow a probation report be prepared and to allow further medical reports detailing the man's treatment and medication be put before her.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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