Munster man jailed 13 years for rape and sexual abuse

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A 55-year-old Munster man was jailed for 13 years at the Central Criminal Court on 2 March 2020 for raping his wife and sexually abusing his sister.

He pleaded guilty to offences against his sister and was convicted by a jury of 16 sample counts of anally raping his wife between 2003 and 2007. The court imposed seven years for the offences against his sister and six years for those against his wife, to run consecutively.

The judge also ordered three years of post-release supervision and prohibited direct or indirect contact with the victims.