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Convicted child rapist sentenced for 'shocking' rapes of girl
Summary
The Central Criminal Court sentenced a man to eight years in prison for the repeated rape of a girl between 2009 and 2011. The appellant, who pleaded guilty to rape, oral rape, and rape with a tampon, as well as six further similar counts, was convicted of these offences. Mr Justice Michael White described the attacks as shocking and premeditated, noting the man abused the trust of the victim's mother to gain access to the child. The sentence consists of concurrent nine-year terms for each offence, which will run consecutive to the 15-year term the man is currently serving for the rape of another child. The final year of the new sentence was suspended on the condition that the man makes himself available for assessment for the 'Better Lives' sex offenders programme. The court noted the absence of genuine remorse, despite the guilty plea saving the victim the trauma of testifying. The man had previously been convicted in 2017 of possessing child pornography found on a computer seized during a 2012 search. While the victim has requested the publication of the man's name, a Court of Appeal ruling prevents this without a specific court order. The matter was finalised with the imposition of this custodial sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Convicted child rapist sentenced for 'shocking' rapes of girl. Charges or matters: rape, oral rape and rape with a tampon; six more counts of a similar nature; possession of "child pornography" found on a computer seized during a search of his home in 2012 by gardaí investigating the rape offences. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- December 2009 Incident
- December 2011 Incident
- 2009 and 2011 Incident
- 2021-01-20 Publication
Why: Sentencing him today, Mr Justice White said that the man's guilty plea was significant because it saved the victim the "very difficult" task of giving evidence in a trial. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: rape, oral rape and rape with a tampon; six more counts of a similar nature; possession of "child pornography" found on a computer seized during a search of his home in 2012 by gardaí investigating the rape offences (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A convicted child rapist who repeatedly raped a girl over the course of two years in a series a 'shocking' attacks has received a prison sentence of eight years.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- The Central Criminal Court
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