Co Clare resident convicted of rape and sexual assault

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A Co Clare resident was convicted of rape and sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 16 February 2015. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was remanded in custody for sentencing the following week.

A jury found him guilty of eight rape counts and 17 sexual-assault counts involving his niece between October 1998 and April 2003. It could not reach verdicts on seven further counts, while he had denied 32 charges covering a longer period.