Damien Farrell sentenced for sexually assaulting niece

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Damien Farrell received a two-year sentence suspended for three years at the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his eight-year-old niece. He was 16 when the offences occurred.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault. The offences took place at a location in Dublin between 1 April 1992 and 1 September 1992. The proceedings were reported on 8 April 2016.

Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan took into account the devastating effects of the abuse on the victim and her family, along with Farrell’s guilty pleas, letter of apology and current family circumstances. Farrell had already been registered as a sex offender.