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'Depraved' father has jail term increased to 17 years for degrading abuse that 'beggars belief'
Summary
In 2022 the Court of Appeal increased a 66‑year‑old man's sentence from 12 years with 18 months suspended to 17 years for a 16‑year period of rape, molestation and aggravated sexual assault of his daughter. The man had begun abusing her when she was six or seven and continued until her 20s, committing 54 charges, of which nine were pleaded. The offences included repeated rape, oral rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault involving an electric sander. The appeal was brought by the State, who argued the original headline sentence of 16 years for rape was too lenient given the "depth of cruelty" and the victim's prolonged degradation. The Court of Appeal agreed, quashing the original sentence and imposing a headline of 17 years with no suspended portion, and ordered the offender to register as a sex offender and attend probation for five years. The unnamed 66-year-old pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Depraved' father has jail term increased to 17 years for degrading abuse that 'beggars belief'. Charges or matters: rape, oral rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault on various dates between 1990 and 2006. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- 1990 and 2006 Incident
- 2022-10-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: rape, oral rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault on various dates between 1990 and 2006 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The man, who cannot be named so as to protect the identity of his victim, was sentenced to 12 years with the final 18 months suspended at the Central Criminal Court in November of last year. She recounted the incidents of abuse heard at trial and said she would quash the sentence of 12 years with 18 months suspended and re-sentence the man.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
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