Peter Sharkey jailed for rape and sexual assault

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Peter Sharkey was jailed for 18 years at the Central Criminal Court on 15 December 2017 after pleading guilty to rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. The offending involved six children aged between nine and 16 at several addresses in County Louth over nearly three decades.

The court imposed consecutive sentences and ordered five years of probation supervision after release. Sharkey was also ordered to be placed on the sex offenders register.