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Pensioner (77) jailed for rape and abuse of girl over 10-year period
Summary
A 77‑year‑old pensioner was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, with the final three years suspended, for a decade of sexual abuse of his partner's daughter. The court heard that the victim, who was aged eight or nine when the abuse began, was repeatedly raped, orally raped, anal raped and assaulted while the perpetrator was in a relationship with her mother. The trial judge directed not‑guilty verdicts on three counts of anal rape. The judge imposed a headline sentence of 15 years for each rape offence, but reduced the sentence to ten years, citing the man's age, lack of prior convictions, and his otherwise blameless life as mitigating factors. The suspended portion was imposed on strict conditions, including no contact with the victim and no unsupervised access to children. The victim's impact statement described lasting trauma and loss of trust in her childhood and family. The unnamed man pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pensioner (77) jailed for rape and abuse of girl over 10-year period. Charges or matters: all charges. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- June 2021 Incident
- May 17, 1991 Incident
- May 16, 2001 Incident
- 2021-11-30 Publication
Why: He said the reduction from the headline sentence and the suspension of a portion of the sentence were made because of the mitigating factors which he is obliged by law to consider. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: all charges (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A pensioner who persistently raped and sexually abused his then partner's daughter over a 10-year period has been jailed for seven years. Justice McDermott sentenced the man to 10 years imprisonment but suspended the final three years of the sentence on strict conditions, including that he not contact the victim in any way and have no unsupervised access to children.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
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