Dublin man jailed for rape and sexual assault

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A Dublin man was jailed for nine years for rape and sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 28 July 2015. He was convicted of eight counts of rape and 18 counts of sexual assault after a 12-day trial. The offences against his former partner’s daughters occurred between 1992 and 1997. The man cannot be named to protect the victims’ identities.

Mr Justice Paul Butler described the abuse as a gross and persistent breach of trust when imposing sentence. The man was also registered as a sex offender.