Co Leitrim man jailed for repeated rape of sister

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A Co Leitrim man was jailed for three years for repeatedly raping his sister at the Central Criminal Court on 7 May 2019. He cannot be named to protect his sister’s anonymity.

The man was convicted of four charges of anal rape, one of oral rape and one of sexual assault. The judge reduced the sentences because he was about 16 when the offences occurred, and suspended the final two years of each sentence.

The offences took place at the family home between May 1991 and June 1993, while he was babysitting his younger sister. The court also heard that he had no previous convictions and had strong work and community involvement.