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13-year prison sentence upheld for man who raped and abused nieces
Summary
A Longford man convicted of sexually abusing four of his nieces has had his 13-year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal. The 50-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to seven charges, including three counts of anal rape and one sexual assault committed between 2001 and 2010. The offences involved victims aged between seven and 16 at the time. The Central Criminal Court imposed consecutive sentences totalling 13 years in May 2017. The Court of Appeal, comprising Mr Justice John Edwards, Mr Justice George Birmingham, and Mr Justice John Hedigan, found the sentences proportionate both individually and cumulatively. The court dismissed the man's appeal against sentence severity.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 13-year prison sentence upheld for man who raped and abused nieces. Charges or matters: seven charges including three charges of anal rape and one sexual assault of one niece on dates between June and August 2006, when she was seven years old; sexually assaulting her older sister three years previously, when she was also seven and two charges each of sexually assaulting their then-nine year old and 16-year-old cousins on dates between October 2001 and June 2010. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- August 2006 Incident
- October 2001 Other
- June 2010 Other
- May 2017 Other
- 2018-07-31 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: seven charges including three charges of anal rape and one sexual assault of one niece on dates between June and August 2006, when she was seven years old; sexually assaulting her older sister three years previously, when she was also seven and two charges each of sexually assaulting their then-nine year old and 16-year-old cousins on dates between October 2001 and June 2010 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In the Court of Appeal today, Mr Justice John Edwards said the three-judge court was satisfied that the sentences imposed were proportionate individually as well as cumulatively.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
Topics
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