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Brother jailed for indecent assaults on sister in 70s and 80s
Summary
A 54‑year‑old Dublin man was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a partially suspended 18‑month prison term for five counts of indecent assault committed between 1979 and 1981 when the victim was a child aged six to eight. The judge, Cormac Quinn, imposed 18 months for each count, to run concurrently, and suspended the final nine months of each sentence on the condition that the offender remain law‑abiding, exhibit good behaviour for 12 months after release, and be supervised by the Probation Service. The court heard that the offender, aged 15 to 17 at the time, dragged the victim by her hair into his bedroom, forced her to undress, licked her legs up to her genitals, and on occasions attempted to insert his penis into her vagina or mouth. He also threw darts at her, sometimes striking her. The unnamed man pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Brother jailed for indecent assaults on sister in 70s and 80s. Charges or matters: five counts of indecent assault on dates between 1979 and 1981 in Dublin. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 1979 and 1981 Incident
- 2018-11-02 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: five counts of indecent assault on dates between 1979 and 1981 in Dublin (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Brion Hoban A Dublin man who indecently assaulted his step-sister and threw darts at her when she was a child has received a partially suspended 18 month sentence. Judge Cormac Quinn sentenced the man to 18 months imprisonment for each of the five counts, all of which will run concurrently.
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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