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Jail for man who as teenager raped and abused boy in foster care
Summary
A 42‑year‑old man was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for offences committed when he was a teenager. He was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of four counts of oral rape and eight counts of sexual assault against a boy in foster care, aged 11‑14, and four counts of sexual assault against the boy's older brother, aged 12‑13. The crimes occurred in the defendant's family home in Offaly between May 1995 and December 1998. The judge, Justice Deirdre Murphy, sentenced him as a juvenile, noting his low intellectual functioning and the fact that he was 15‑17 at the time of the offences. She also considered his acknowledgement of guilt, his productive life since the offences, and the authorities' failure to act on a 2001 complaint. The sentence was four years for each rape count and 18 months for the assault counts, with the final two and a half years suspended on strict conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man who as teenager raped and abused boy in foster care. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- May 1995 Incident
- December 1998 Incident
- 1995 and 1996 Incident
- 2022-03-28 Publication
Why: In his victim impact report he said the accused took advantage of him in a cruel way in order to explore his own sexuality. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; By Declan Brennan and Fiona Ferguson A man who as a teenager raped and abused a boy in foster care in his family home has been jailed for 18 months. Ms Justice Murphy imposed a sentence of four years on each of the rape counts and 18 months on the sexual assault offences.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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