John Doherty jailed for sexually assaulting stepdaughter

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John Doherty was jailed for 15 months for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 9 February 2018.

He pleaded guilty to two counts involving offences at the family home in Stillorgan between January 1996 and April 1998.

The court heard the victim was aged 12 and 13 when the offences occurred, and Doherty had no previous convictions.