The man sentenced for rape after online deception

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The man was sentenced to 10 years, with the final two years suspended, for rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 4 December 2018. The rape occurred in County Clare between August and September 2010.

He had pleaded guilty to rape and admitted harassment between June 2009 and September 2010. The court was told he posed as an online stranger to deceive his stepdaughter, and Mr Justice Michael White described the deception as a serious aggravating factor. The suspended sentence was conditional on participation in an assessment for a sex-offenders treatment programme.