Wicklow man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of children

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A Wicklow man was jailed for 13 years for rape and sexual abuse at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 18 December 2017.

He pleaded guilty to sample rape, indecent assault and sexual assault charges involving his daughter, and to rape and indecent assault charges involving his niece. The court imposed four years of post-release supervision and backdated the sentence to his entry into custody. The man cannot be named because of the identities of his victims.