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Abuser jailed for years of 'insidious' offending against four nieces
Summary
An unnamed 55‑year‑old man was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with one year suspended, for 22 counts of sexual assault against his four nieces between 1991 and 2003. The offences occurred in the family home while the victims were between nine and nineteen years old. He pleaded guilty and received six months for the first victim, four months for the second, twelve months for the third and two‑and‑a‑half years for the fourth, with the latter two sentences consecutive. The judge noted the persistent, opportunistic nature of the conduct, the victims' ages, the emotional distress endured, and the offender's lack of prior convictions. Mitigating factors cited included the guilty plea, good character, solid work history and character references. The suspended year is conditional on no contact with the victims or unsupervised access to children. The court also heard victim impact statements describing fear, humiliation, and long‑term pain.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Abuser jailed for years of 'insidious' offending against four nieces. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 1, 1991 Incident
- December 18, 2003 Incident
- November 2017 Incident
- June 8, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- Christmas Incident
- 2021-11-01 Publication
Why: She said Christmas was destroyed for her because of the abuse. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: An abuser who engaged in "persistent, nasty and insidious" offending over a 12-year period against his four nieces, three of whom were children when the abuse began, has been jailed for three years. Judge Codd sentenced the man to six months imprisonment for his offences against the first victim and four months imprisonment for his offence against the second victim, ordering both sentences to run concurrent to each other.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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