Dublin man loses appeal over indecent assault sentence

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A 57-year-old Dublin man lost his appeal against an eight-year sentence, with the final year suspended, for indecent assault at the Court of Appeal on 27 June 2017. The original sentence was imposed by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 8 February 2016.

The man had been convicted of 41 counts involving a young relative abused at his family home between 1983 and 1986. The Court of Appeal accepted the sentence was severe but found it remained within the available range.