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Jury convicts woman of facilitating rape of daughter at age 5
Summary
The Central Criminal Court jury convicted an unnamed woman in her 50s of one count of rape, specifically facilitating the rape of her daughter by her brother between 2003 and 2004, and two counts of sexual assault at a family holiday home. Her brother, in his 40s, was convicted of one count of raping the girl between 2003 and 2004. Both defendants had pleaded not guilty to a total of 21 charges. The jury acquitted the woman of two further sexual assault counts and was unable to reach a verdict on two others. Regarding the brother, the jury failed to reach a verdict on a further rape count and an oral rape charge. A third accused, a man in his 50s, was unable to be convicted or acquitted on one count of oral rape alleged between 2008 and 2009. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon remanded the woman and her brother in custody. The matter was adjourned, with a sentence date set for next October. The third accused was remanded on continuing bail to the same date for the prosecution to seek instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jury convicts woman of facilitating rape of daughter at age 5. Charges or matters: a total of 21 charges; one count of rape, in that she facilitated the rape of the complainant by her uncle between 2003 and 2004; five counts of rape and one count of oral rape on dates between 2003 and 2012, all at the family home; one count of raping the girl on a date between 2003 and 2004; one count of oral rape between 2008 and 2009 at the same address. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- 2000 and 2014 Incident
- 2003 and 2004 Incident
- 2003 and 2012 Incident
- 2008 and 2009 Incident
- 2021 and 2022 Other
- 2025-07-14 Publication
Why: She made a statement to gardai about a separate matter in 2015, but said she didn't make any allegations of a sexual nature then because she said she was afraid of the gardai and had "blocked" out what had happened. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: a total of 21 charges; one count of rape, in that she facilitated the rape of the complainant by her uncle between 2003 and 2004; five counts of rape and one count of oral rape on dates between 2003 and 2012, all at the family home; one count of raping the girl on a date between 2003 and 2004; one count of oral rape between 2008 and 2009 at the same address (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She remanded the woman and her brother in custody and set a sentence date next October.; She remanded the woman and her brother in custody and set a sentence date next October.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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