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77-year-old jailed 60 years after indecent assaults on girlfriend's sisters
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 77‑year‑old man pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault on his former girlfriend's sisters, committed when he was about 16 between 1964 and 1965. The assaults occurred in the sisters' family home when they were alone in a downstairs room. The older sister, then about nine, was digitally penetrated, while the younger sister, then about seven, was touched inappropriately. The court, bound by the legislation in force at the time, imposed consecutive sentences and, after considering mitigation, set a headline sentence of one year and two months, reduced to reflect the defendant's youth. The man had a prior conviction for child pornography, for which he received a suspended two‑year sentence in the late 2010s. The victims' impact statements were read, and the defendant apologized and pleaded guilty early. The judge noted the breach of trust, age disparity, prior conviction and victim impact as aggravating factors.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 77-year-old jailed 60 years after indecent assaults on girlfriend's sisters. Charges or matters: two counts of indecent assault on unknown dates between 1964 and 1965 at a house in Co. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 1964 and 1965 Incident
- 2025-05-22 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: two counts of indecent assault on unknown dates between 1964 and 1965 at a house in Co (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan said the court would impose consecutive sentences to reflect the seriousness of the offending and the fact there were two victims. She imposed a global sentence of one year and two months.
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