Shane Costello has sentence cut for sexual abuse

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Shane Costello was resentenced by the Court of Appeal to 15 years for sexually abusing three girls, with the final 12 months suspended, reported on 25 February 2020. He had an address at Hillview, Ballyhaise, Co Cavan, and was convicted of raping, orally raping and attempting to orally rape his stepdaughter.

Costello had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two other children after the jury returned its verdicts. The court imposed three years of post-release supervision and required him to enter a good behaviour bond for the suspended period.