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Reserved judgement in case of man who indecently assaulted daughter
Summary
In a case of a man who was convicted of indecently assaulting his daughter, the Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgement. The man, now 66, was sentenced in April 2010 by Judge Frank O'Donnell to six years' imprisonment with three years suspended after a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury found him guilty of four counts of indecently assaulting his daughter. The alleged assaults occurred in County Kildare between October 1981 and March 1983 when the victim was aged 12 to 14. The man pleaded not guilty to all four charges. Evidence presented included claims that he forced his daughter to masturbate him and had her perform oral sex on him in his car when she was nearly 15. The appeal centred on whether a family confrontation in about 1994, during which the man allegedly admitted sexual abuse to his daughter's sister, could be considered an admission of the specific counts.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Reserved judgement in case of man who indecently assaulted daughter. Charges or matters: all four charges which happened at various locations in Co Kildare on dates between October 1981 and March 1983 when the victim was aged between 12 and 14 years old. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- April 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 1981 Incident
- March 1983 Incident
- June 2010 Adjournment
- 2013-11-11 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: all four charges which happened at various locations in Co Kildare on dates between October 1981 and March 1983 when the victim was aged between 12 and 14 years old (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; In April 2010 Judge Frank O'Donnell sentenced the now 66-year-old man to six years with three years suspended after he was found guilty by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of four counts of indecently assaulting his daughter.; He remanded the man, who was granted bail by the Court of Criminal Appeal in June 2010 pending his appeal, on bail on the same terms and conditions as previously applied.
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence
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