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Abuser forced stepdaughter to watch as he raped her mother
Summary
The Central Criminal Court sentenced a 54‑year‑old man to ten and a half years' imprisonment for a series of violent offences committed at his family home in County Tipperary. He raped his stepdaughter and forced her to watch while he raped his wife, using an axe during the assault. Earlier that year he was convicted of sexual assault, sexual exploitation of a child, oral rape, assault causing harm and threats to kill against his stepdaughter, and of rape, oral rape, assault causing harm, assault causing serious harm and a threat against his wife. The court noted that both victims were afraid to speak and that the man had threatened to kill the stepdaughter if she disclosed the abuse. He denied the allegations and claimed a conspiracy.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Abuser forced stepdaughter to watch as he raped her mother. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- September 2010 Incident
- 2024-10-24 Publication
Why: The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victims, does not accept the verdicts of the jury. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; By Eimear Dodd A violent abuser who raped his stepdaughter before forcing her to watch while he raped her mother has been jailed for ten and a half years. The judge imposed a global sentence of 12 and a half years with the final two years suspended on strict conditions, after taking the mitigation into account.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
Topics
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