Step-father jailed for 12 years for raping step-daughter

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The unnamed step-father was jailed for 12 years for raping his step-daughter at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 8 April 2019. He had also pleaded guilty to three child-defilement charges and was convicted by a jury of further rape and defilement charges.

The offences continued over several years in the family home while the child’s mother was working. Mr Justice Michael White described the abuse as a serious violation of a child and imposed concurrent sentences totalling 12 years.