Galway farmer sentenced for nephew’s sexual abuse

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The unnamed Galway farmer was sentenced to nine years at the Central Criminal Court, with the final year suspended, as reported on 17 July 2023.

He pleaded guilty to indecent assault, sexual assault and oral rape of his nephew in County Galway between 1989 and 1996, when the child was aged five to 13.

The judge set a 12-year headline sentence and described the offending as premeditated and persistent. She identified the guilty plea as the most significant mitigating factor.