Shane Costello jailed 15 years for child sex abuse

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Shane Costello was jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing three children at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 1 June 2018.

The offences included raping, orally raping and attempting to orally rape his teenage stepdaughter in Cavan.

Costello was convicted after trial and later pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two other children.