Unnamed father jailed for sexual abuse of daughters

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An unnamed father was resentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughters by the Court of Appeal on 8 April 2025, after offending in their family home.

The Waterford News reported on 8 April 2025 that the court quashed the original four-and-a-half-year term and imposed a global 12-year sentence. The man had pleaded guilty to 20 sample sexual assault counts at Kilkenny Circuit Court in November 2022.

The Court of Appeal found the original sentence disproportionate, citing errors in the headline sentences and the discount for mitigation. The offences were against two daughters and involved sexual abuse over a period of years.