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Convicted sex offender with violent disposition toward women further jailed for raping sister
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 16 November 2023, a 33‑year‑old man was sentenced to an additional 13 years for raping his sister and sexually assaulting his niece, offences committed in June 2020. The judge, Mr Justice Tony Hunt, described the case as "particularly sad" and noted a probation report indicating a "very worrying disposition" towards women. The man had previously been convicted of possession of child pornography and was serving a seven‑year sentence for false imprisonment, with the final two years suspended. Mr Justice Hunt imposed a headline sentence of 13 years for the rape, reduced by one year to avoid a "crushing length" of total imprisonment, and a concurrent five‑year sentence for the sexual assault. The sentences run consecutively to the existing term, with the final two years of the rape sentence suspended on strict conditions. The unnamed 33-year-old pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Convicted sex offender with violent disposition toward women further jailed for raping sister. Charges or matters: one count of rape on an unknown date between June 10 and 12, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 10 Incident
- June 12, 2020 Incident
- 2023-11-16 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of rape on an unknown date between June 10 and 12, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Eimear Dodd A convicted sex offender has been further jailed for over six years for raping his sister and sexually assaulting his niece, in what a judge described as a "particularly sad case". Mr Justice Hunt imposed a sentence of eight and a half years with the final two years suspended on strict conditions in respect of the rape count and a concurrent five years for the sexual assault count.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
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