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Man who repeatedly raped girl (7) when he was a teen is jailed for two years
Summary
A 52‑year‑old man was jailed for two years after a Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty of three counts of indecent assault and three counts of rape against a seven‑year‑old girl he was babysitting in 1985. The victim, now 45, reported the abuse to Gardaí in 2018 and gave a victim impact statement in court, describing the lasting psychological harm. The defendant, who was 14 at the time, denied the allegations and has no convictions for the 1985 offences. The judge, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, noted the passage of 38 years and the defendant's subsequent law‑abiding life, but also the enduring impact on the victim. She imposed a sentence of two years for each indecent assault charge, suspended the final two years, and set all sentences to run concurrently, back‑dated to the date of his custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man who repeatedly raped girl (7) when he was a teen is jailed for two years. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- November 1985 Incident
- July 3 Incident
- 2023-07-19 Publication
Why: "He abused and raped me, all because he could," she said. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; By Isabel Hayes and Eimear Dodd A man who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a seven-year-old girl he was babysitting as a teenager nearly 40 years ago has been jailed for two years. Ms Justice Ring handed the man a sentence of two years on each of the indecent assault charges, and said she would have imposed a sentence of four years on an adult offender.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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