Munster family members convicted of child sexual abuse

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Five unnamed family members were found guilty of child sexual abuse at the Central Criminal Court on 6 August 2021.

The jury found the children’s mother, father, aunt, her husband and uncle guilty of all but one of 78 counts. The 27-year-old uncle was found not guilty on one count of sexually exploiting a child; the five were remanded in custody pending sentencing.

The five had been accused of sexually abusing three children between 2014 and 2016. The parents were also accused of wilful neglect, and the father of mistreating children by giving them medication.

Their identities were withheld in the report for legal reasons. The report said the matter was due back in court on 4 October, when a sentence date would be set.