Cork pensioner jailed for rape and sexual abuse of stepdaughter

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A Cork pensioner was jailed for 18 years, with the final six suspended, at the Central Criminal Court on 29 July 2016 for raping and sexually abusing his stepdaughter. The offences occurred at their Cork home between 1974 and 1979, when she was aged 11 or older.

The woman became pregnant twice and gave birth to two of his children. She later placed her daughter for adoption because she feared the man being around her, according to her victim impact statement.

He pleaded guilty to 18 counts, and the court heard mitigation including his plea and expression of remorse. He was already serving a four-year sentence for indecent assaults against the woman’s siblings.