Henry Crowe sentenced to 12 years for repeated rape

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Henry Crowe was sentenced to 12 years, with the final two suspended, at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 13 April 2015, after pleading guilty to five sample charges of repeatedly raping his partner’s daughter. The offences occurred in her Galway home between 23 November 1988 and 31 December 1992, when she was aged between 11 and 15.

Mr Justice Paul Carney declared Crowe a sex offender and ordered 18 months of post-release supervision, along with an order that he stay away from the victim after his release. The sentence was backdated to March 2013 and reflected his early guilty plea, remorse and previous good character.