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Paedophile jailed for abusing his daughter
Summary
A man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final year suspended for three years, at the Central Criminal Court for the sexual abuse of his daughter over a decade-long period. The 50-year-old pleaded guilty to two attempted rapes and ten sexual assaults committed between 2003 and 2012 at the family farm and surrounding areas in County Sligo. The abuse began when the victim was five years old and occurred almost daily. The court heard the man had been diagnosed as a paedophile by a psychiatrist following an assessment linked to an addiction to pornography. The victim, now twenty, first disclosed the abuse to her school chaplain at seventeen. Mr Justice Tony Hunt ordered the man be registered as a sex offender and undergo eighteen months post-release supervision. The court noted there were other victims within the family beyond the primary complainant.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Paedophile jailed for abusing his daughter. Charges or matters: two attempted rapes and ten sexual assaults on dates between 2003 to 2012 at the family farm and other areas under the family holding in County Sligo. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 2014 Incident
- 2003 to 2012 Other
- 2016-07-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two attempted rapes and ten sexual assaults on dates between 2003 to 2012 at the family farm and other areas under the family holding in County Sligo (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A man who sexually abused his daughter nearly every day for ten years has been sentenced to eight years with one suspended. He suspended the final year of the eight year sentence for three years and ordered that the accused undergo 18 months post release supervision The now 20-year-old victim first disclosed the abuse to her school chaplain when she was 17 years old.
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