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Man to be sentenced for sexually assaulting daughter of family friend
Summary
A 42‑year‑old foreign national was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of four counts of sexual assault against a girl who was aged between ten and fourteen at the time of the offences, which occurred between 2004 and 2007. The assaults took place at the victim's home while the accused was visiting. The first incident involved the accused telling the ten‑year‑old that she was pretty and touching her breasts for about two minutes. Similar incidents occurred in 2005 and 2006, involving touching the girls' breasts and vaginal area outside her clothes. When she was about fourteen, the accused put his fingers in her vagina. The accused was arrested and interviewed in 2013 when the offences came to light and denied the incidents had occurred. He has a number of minor previous convictions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man to be sentenced for sexually assaulting daughter of family friend. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- March 27th Adjournment
- 2004 and 2007 Incident
- 2005 and 2006 Incident
- 2017-03-13 Publication
Why: The Central Criminal Court heard she had excelled in school because she "felt it was her way out. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A foreign national who began sexually assaulting the daughter of a family friend when she was ten years old will be sentenced later this month.; Mr Justice Paul Coffey adjourned sentencing for two weeks until March 27th next.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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