Gerry Harte jailed for sexual abuse of three siblings

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Gerry Harte was jailed for eight years for sexually abusing three younger siblings at the Central Criminal Court, with sentence imposed on 24 October 2024.

He pleaded guilty to 15 counts of indecent assault, five relating to each sibling. The abuse took place at the family home in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, during the 1970s and 1980s.

The judge set a global sentence of 11 years before reducing it to eight years to account for mitigation, including Harte’s guilty plea and lack of previous convictions.