Former garda detective jailed for indecent assault and incest

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An unnamed former garda detective was jailed for four years for offences against his younger sister. The proceedings were reported on 26 May 2022.

He pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault and five counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of his sister. The offences occurred at the family home in Munster on unknown dates between May and October 1979, when she was 15.

Judge Melanie Greally set a six-year headline sentence for the incest charges, then imposed four years’ imprisonment after considering mitigating factors, including the guilty pleas and the time that had passed.