Dublin man jailed for sexual assault of four nieces

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An unnamed Dublin man was sentenced to four years, with the final year suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 1 November 2021 for sexually assaulting his four nieces.

The offences took place in the family home between 1 December 1991 and 18 December 2003. He pleaded guilty to 22 counts of sexual assault, and the victims were aged between nine and 19 when the abuse began.

Judge Pauline Codd imposed concurrent terms for offences against two victims and consecutive terms for offences against the other two. The suspended year was subject to conditions including no contact with the victims and no unsupervised access to children.