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Pensioner (70) who raped child jailed for nine years
Summary
A 70‑year‑old Dublin man was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for raping a child, aged about six or seven, on three occasions between 1978 and 1980. He pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape and one of indecent assault. A jury at the Central Criminal Court convicted him of all rape charges; he had previously been convicted of indecent assault in a separate trial in 2018 and had been in custody since then. Justice Carmel Stewart imposed a headline sentence of 12 years for each rape offence, suspended the last three years, and ordered all sentences to run concurrently, backdated to May 2018. The judge noted the defendant's lack of prior convictions and his status as a neighbour who abused a position of trust. The defendant continues to deny the allegations and does not accept the verdict.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pensioner (70) who raped child jailed for nine years. Charges or matters: three counts of rape and one of indecent assault at an underpass on a road in Dublin on dates between August 8, 1978 and May 24, 1980. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 8, 1978 Incident
- May 24, 1980 Incident
- May 2018 Incident
- 2019-07-09 Publication
Why: The child began crying because she remembered the first attack and she was upset as she knew what he was going to do. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: three counts of rape and one of indecent assault at an underpass on a road in Dublin on dates between August 8, 1978 and May 24, 1980 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: A man who raped a child three times after bringing her to an underpass near her home has been jailed for nine years.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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