Peter Doyle jailed for sexual abuse of two girls

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Peter Doyle was jailed for eight years for sexually abusing two girls at the Central Criminal Court on 3 March 2025.

The court heard that Doyle pleaded guilty to indecent assault of one girl and four counts of indecent assault and one count of rape of the other. The offences occurred between 1977 and 1980, and between 1988 and 1991.

The judge set a headline sentence of 15 years and imposed consecutive terms totalling eight years. The report said the offending began more than 40 years earlier; the victims’ identities remain withheld.