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Man jailed for abusing sister over 17-year period
Summary
A 45‑year‑old Cork security guard, Andrew Healy, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting his younger sister over a 17‑year period. He pleaded guilty to 16 counts of sexual assault between 1992 and 2009, including an attempted rape. The abuse began when the sister was about four or five and Healy was 15, occurring mainly in their family home in Ballingcollig, with some incidents at a second Cork location and at Healy's flat in Wilton. The victim, who chose to waive anonymity, reported the abuse to Gardaí in 2017 after years of daily molestation. Healy's guilty plea and the victim's testimony led to a sentence of seven and a half years, with the final year suspended and conditions such as probation supervision, no unsupervised contact with minors, and no contact with the victim without permission. The court noted Healy's remorse and the mitigating effect of his early plea.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man jailed for abusing sister over 17-year period. Charges or matters: 16 counts of sexually assaulting the child on various dates between 1992 and 2009; attempted rape of the child at their home in Cork. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 1992 and 2009 Incident
- 2022-11-14 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: 16 counts of sexually assaulting the child on various dates between 1992 and 2009; attempted rape of the child at their home in Cork (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down a sentence of seven and a half years and suspended the final year on a number of conditions, including that Healy remain under the supervision of the Probation Service for one year post-release, that he not be in the presence of a child under 18 unsupervised and that he not contact the woman ever again without her permission.
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