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"A house were sexual abuse was culture": brother who was juvenile when he raped sister is jailed
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court trial, a 46‑year‑old man was convicted of two counts of sexual assault and one count of rape against his younger sister, aged 11‑12, between August 1987 and September 1988. The court described the family home as "a house where sexual abuse was culture". The judge sentenced him to five years' imprisonment, with the final three years suspended, and noted no need for post‑release supervision. The case also referenced a separate trial in which the same man was convicted in January of four counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault against another sister between 1983 and 1990, receiving a ten‑year sentence with the last two and a half years suspended. The article reports the victim's impact statement, the judge's remarks on the family dynamics, and the defendant's continued denial of the allegations. No further legal outcomes are mentioned.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "A house were sexual abuse was culture": brother who was juvenile when he raped sister is jailed. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- August 1987 Incident
- September 1988 Incident
- February 2012 Incident
- 1983 and 1990 Incident
- 2018-07-31 Publication
Why: The woman said being abused destroyed her marriage because she was unable to connect with her husband intimately. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; He was sentenced to 10 years with the final two and half years suspended last March. Ms Justice Ní Raifeartaigh sentenced the man to five years in prison with the final three years suspended.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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