County Kilkenny father jailed for child rape and assault

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A county Kilkenny father was sentenced to 15 years, with two suspended, for sexual assault and anal rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 25 March 2019.

He was convicted of three sexual assaults and nine rapes committed against his daughter between 2008 and 2014.

The court heard the victim was aged between seven and 13 during the offences, which occurred at several locations.

The man cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity.