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Father to be sentenced for rape of daughter
Summary
A 65‑year‑old Galway man, whose identity is withheld to protect his daughter's anonymity, will be sentenced on 13 November for raping his daughter and threatening her mother with a shotgun. He denied one count of rape and six counts of sexual assault that took place between August 1991 and August 1993. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty on all charges after just under three hours of deliberation. The offences occurred in the family home where the victim lived with her parents and three siblings. The complainant, who was about nine or ten when the first incident occurred, described her father entering her room drunk, using a shotgun, removing her underwear, molesting her for a few minutes, and threatening to shoot her mother if she reported the abuse. She reported similar incidents on six to eight further occasions, including a brief rape attempt, a slap, and repeated threats.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father to be sentenced for rape of daughter. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 1991 Incident
- August 1993 Incident
- November 13th Adjournment
- 2017-07-26 Publication
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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