Father and three sons convicted of rape and sexual assault

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A father and three sons were convicted of rape and sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 25 May 2023. The jury found them guilty of offences against four family members who were children at the time.

The jury found the five defendants guilty on 117 of 126 counts. The oldest defendant’s wife was convicted of assisting her son to conceal the rape of her granddaughter and of assaulting the same victim. All five defendants are due to be sentenced later in 2023; the judge adjourned the case for mention in July.