Donegal man jailed for oral rape and child sexual assault

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A Donegal man was sentenced to five years, with the final 18 months suspended, at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 14 October 2022 for two counts of oral rape and five counts of sexual assault of a child.

He had pleaded guilty to the charges. Ms Justice Karen O'Connor ordered that he remain under Probation Service supervision for two years post-release and take part in sex offender programmes. The court considered that he was a minor when the offences were committed, had accepted the victim's account despite a cognitive memory deficit and was remorseful. The proceedings were reported on 14 October 2022.