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Retired soldier raped daughter and abused younger sister

Summary

Jerry O'Keefe, 69, of Oakhill, Youghal, Cork, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three charges of rape, five of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. The nine sample charges represent a subset of 78 offences covering January 1980 to March 1987. The rape and indecent assault charges involved his eldest daughter, who was aged eight when the abuse began and twelve when it ended in 1985. The elder daughter was repeatedly asked to sit on O'Keefe's lap, sexually assaulted in the sitting room, then taken to his bedroom where he removed his clothes and raped her. The remaining charges concerned the younger daughter, abused at the family's new home on Catherine's Street. O'Keefe would enter her bedroom late at night after returning from the pub, climb into bed beside her and molest her.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Retired soldier raped daughter and abused younger sister. Charges or matters: three charges of rape, five of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• January 1980 Incident
• March 1987 Incident
• October 2014 Other
• November 6 Adjournment
• 2017-10-17 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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