Man jailed for indecently assaulting sister-in-law

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A man was jailed for three years after a jury at Clonmel Circuit Court found him guilty of eight counts of indecently assaulting his sister-in-law when she was as young as six.

He denied the charges. The sentencing hearing took place on 25 July 2019. The proceedings were reported on 25 July 2019.

The court heard that some incidents happened in the 1970s while the victim lived with her sister and the man, her sister’s husband, in Lattin, Co Tipperary.

Judge Thomas Teehan said the principal aggravating factor was the victim’s age when the offences occurred.

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