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Stepfather jailed for abuse of two girls
Summary
Gerard Nevin, 41, of Grove Park, Rathmines, was sentenced to four years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for sexually abusing his two step‑daughters, Catalina and Alexa Grancea, over an eight‑year period. Nevin pleaded guilty to 22 counts of sexual assault committed between 2012 and June 2020 at locations in Clondalkin, Lucan and Palmerstown. The abuse began when Catalina was aged eight to sixteen and Alexa was aged seven to fifteen. The court imposed a global sentence of six years, with the final two years suspended on strict conditions. The victims, who waived anonymity, reported the abuse to Gardaí in June 2020. Nevin was arrested in 2021 and had previously indicated he would plead guilty to avoid further trauma to the complainants. The case highlighted the prolonged nature of the abuse and its impact on the victims' mental health.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Stepfather jailed for abuse of two girls. Charges or matters: 22 counts of sexual assault committed between 2012 and June 2020 at various locations in Clondalkin, Lucan and Palmerstown in west Dublin; 12 counts in total relating to Catalina Grancea, which included inappropriate touching of her buttocks, breasts and thigh. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 2020 Incident
- July 2020 Incident
- 2024-11-07 Publication
Why: Nevin entered a guilty plea because he did not want to put the complainants through the trauma of a trial, counsel said. CNI source report
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Defendant
Charges: 22 counts of sexual assault committed between 2012 and June 2020 at various locations in Clondalkin, Lucan and Palmerstown in west Dublin; 12 counts in total relating to Catalina Grancea, which included inappropriate touching of her buttocks, breasts and thigh (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Having considered the aggravating factors and the available mitigation, Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin today imposed a global sentence of six years on Nevin, with the final two years suspended on strict conditions.
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