Colm Doyle jailed for six years for rape and indecent assault

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Colm Doyle was jailed for six years for rape and indecent assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 31 January 2022.

Doyle pleaded guilty to about 28 sample counts involving his younger adopted sister at two Rathfarnham addresses between 1974 and 1979. The indictment contained 103 charges.

The judge set a 15-year headline sentence before reducing it to six years, citing Doyle’s youth when the offences took place and his guilty plea. The report said the offending began when his sister was around 10 or younger and continued for six years.