Man jailed for seven and a half years for raping 12-year-old boy

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The Central Criminal Court sentenced a man, who cannot be named to protect his victim’s anonymity, to seven and a half years for offences against a boy aged 12 to 14. The global sentence covered one count of anal rape and two counts of sexual assault committed at an address in County Dublin during 1994 and 1995. The final 12 months were suspended for two years, and the judge imposed a two-year post-release supervision order.

The man had pleaded guilty, and the pleas were accepted on a full facts basis. The court heard that he was 18 to 19 at the time of the offending. The judge cited his early plea, cooperation and other mitigating factors when imposing sentence.

The victim said the abuse affected him emotionally and psychologically. The court heard that allegations of sexual abuse against a third party, who had encouraged the boy to visit the defendant, remained under Garda investigation.