Galway man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of girl

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Sean Kinneavy was sentenced to nine years for rape offences and a concurrent eight years for sexual assaults after being convicted of 47 sexual assaults and two rapes using an object. The sentences were backdated to November, when he entered custody. The court also ordered him to pay €38,000 in compensation and imposed two years of post-release supervision.

The offences took place between January 2013 and June 2018 in Dublin and Galway. Kinneavy maintains his innocence and does not accept the jury’s verdicts.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.