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Father who abused daughters fails to have appeal referred to Supreme Court

Summary

In 2010 a man was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of rape, buggery and 44 counts of indecent assault against his two daughters, aged between five and eleven. He was sentenced to concurrent terms totalling two and a half years, two years of post‑release supervision and registration on the sex offenders' register. The daughters, who could not be named, described the abuse as devastating and called the father "evil." The man, now in his eighties and released from prison, maintains his innocence and claims his conviction is unsafe. He appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal, which dismissed the appeal, and then sought to have the Supreme Court consider his case. The Supreme Court, sitting with three judges, found no point of law of exceptional public importance and refused to refer the appeal. The judges noted that other legal avenues remain available to the appellant.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father who abused daughters fails to have appeal referred to Supreme Court. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

• 2014-07-15 Publication

Why: In its ruling today the three judge court said the man, who cannot be named in order to protect his daughters, said the man had not raised a point of law of significant public importance that would allow it refer the case to the Supreme Court. CNI source report

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Stage Appeal Violent Crime

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