Joseph Campbell sentenced to 10 years for rape of boy, with final 18 months suspended

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The Central Criminal Court sentenced Joseph Campbell to 10 years in prison for raping Devin O’Donnell when he was 11. The judge suspended the final 18 months. Campbell maintains his innocence and does not accept the jury’s verdict.

The court also imposed concurrent six-year terms for sexual assault offences taken into account, barred Campbell from contacting O’Donnell while in prison and for five years after his release, and ordered him to engage with the Probation Service for 12 months after release.