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Father (62) jailed for 10.5 years for rape and violent sexual assault of daughter over 16-year period

Summary

A 62‑year‑old man was sentenced to 10½ years in prison for raping and violently sexually assaulting his daughter over a 16‑year period. He began molesting her when she was seven and continued to repeatedly rape and assault her until she was 18. The court heard that the offences included rape, oral rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault, the latter involving an electric sander and a phone cable. The judge set headline sentences of 16 years for rape, seven years for sexual assault and ten years for aggravated sexual assault, then reduced them to 12 years, five and a half years and eight years respectively, citing guilty pleas and the defendant's otherwise offence‑free life. The last 18 months of the sentence were suspended on the condition that the defendant engage in victim‑focused programmes, have no unsupervised access to children and have no contact with the victim.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father (62) jailed for 10.5 years for rape and violent sexual assault of daughter over 16-year period. Charges or matters: rape, oral rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault on various dates between 1990 and 2006. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• July 2016 Incident
• 1990 and 2006 Incident
• 2021-11-23 Publication

Why: He said that in order to encourage rehabilitation he was suspending the last 18 months on condition that the defendant engage in victim focused programmes, have no unsupervised access to children and have no contact directly or indirectly with the victim. CNI source report

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report