Cork man jailed for rape and indecent assault

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A Cork man was jailed for rape and indecent assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 26 April 2016, after receiving ten years with six suspended for two rape offences and six years with four suspended for indecent assault, all concurrent.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity, was convicted of offences against his niece at his home between 1977 and 1985, when she was aged between eight and 13. He had no previous convictions and was declared a sex offender.