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Brother who raped and sexually assaulted sister is jailed
Summary
A 38‑year‑old man from Cork was sentenced to four years' imprisonment after being convicted of raping his younger sister when she was aged between eight and ten and of sexually assaulting her again when she was 16. The offences took place in the family home, the first between 25 November 1995 and 17 January 1998, the second between 19 March 2004 and 23 November 2004. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. The victim, who was asleep on a couch when the second assault occurred, testified that her brother removed her clothes and assaulted her, and that her older sister intervened and took her to another house. In her impact statement she described the trauma and shame she felt, and how coming forward has relieved her of the burden. The court noted the breach of trust and the victim's youth as aggravating factors, and the defendant's age at the time of the offences as mitigating.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Brother who raped and sexually assaulted sister is jailed. Charges or matters: both offences. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- April 2021 Incident
- November 25, 1995 Incident
- January 17, 1998 Incident
- March 19, 2004 Incident
- November 23, 2004 Incident
- 2021-06-28 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: both offences (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A Cork man who sexually assaulted his sleeping younger sister several years after raping her as a child has been jailed for four years. Mr Cody submitted this is not a case in which a custodial sentence should be imposed and the interests of justice can be met in other ways.
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