Five Munster family members convicted of child abuse

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Five family members were convicted of rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 6 August 2021. The offences involved three children between 2014 and 2016, and the children’s parents were also convicted of wilful neglect.

Guilty verdicts were returned in 77 of 78 charges after the jury deliberated for almost 20 hours. The five were remanded in custody and are due back on 4 October to set a sentencing date; one 27-year-old uncle was acquitted on one sexual-assault charge.