Ex-IRA man has sentence for sexually abusing young girls cut on appeal — Carney

An ex-Republican Paramilitary, who left the jurisdiction after he was “detected” for the rape and sexual abuse two young girls in the Republic, has had his prison sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal. The 57-year-old man, who cannot be identified to protect the victims' identities, pleaded guilty

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A 57-year-old man with a history of paramilitary activity has had his prison sentence reduced on appeal following his conviction for sexually abusing two young girls in Donegal. The Court of Appeal in Dublin reduced his sentence from fifteen years to thirteen years imprisonment, with the final three years suspended. The man pleaded guilty in 2012 at the Central Criminal Court to sixteen counts of rape and indecent…