David Masterson jailed 17 years for raping and abusing daughter

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David Masterson was jailed for 17 years by the Central Criminal Court on 22 July 2021 for rape, sexual assault and incest offences against his daughter; an 18-year sentence had its final year suspended. The sentence was backdated to June 2019.

Masterson pleaded guilty to six counts representing 30 offences committed between March 2007 and June 2014, after blackmailing his daughter into sexual acts and abusing her for more than seven years. The judge described the offending as involving deception, control and a fundamental breach of trust.