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Man jailed for sex abuse of niece in 1990s
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Paul Farrell, aged 65, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for a single count of sexual assault and to eighteen months' imprisonment for each of ten sample counts of sexual assault, all of which will run concurrently. The offences, committed between 1992 and 1993, involved Farrell assaulting his niece, Anita Byrne, when she was aged 12 to 13. The first assault occurred on the day of her grandfather's funeral, when Farrell asked Byrne to retrieve an item from a cupboard, then placed his hands under her clothes and touched her breasts, almost reaching her genital area before she fled the room. Byrne later returned to find Farrell waiting and told her not to disclose the incident. The court noted the large age gap, the victim's age, the aggravating factor of Farrell's threat to silence Byrne, and the mitigating factor of his medical condition. Paul Farrell was found guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man jailed for sex abuse of niece in 1990s. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- June 2022 Incident
- 1992 to 1993 Incident
- 2022-07-29 Publication
Why: Anita Byrne waived her right to anonymity in order to name her uncle Paul Farrell (65) of Breffni Gardens, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Judge Ryan sentenced Farrell to two years in prison for the single sexual assault count and eighteen months in prison for each of the ten sample counts of sexual assault, which will run concurrently with each other and with count one.
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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