Ireland Carlow man jailed for sexually abusing partner's teenage niece
A 30-year-old Carlow man was jailed at the Central Criminal Court for sexually abusing his partner's teenage niece, a girl aged 13 to 14. The offences took place between December 2022 and January 2023 in the home the man and the girl were both living in, and began when he sexually assaulted her under the guise of looking after her while she had Covid. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of oral rape of a child, with three further sexual assault counts taken into consideration. He was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final 15 months suspended for two years, and placed under Probation Service supervision with a no-contact order; the sentence was reported on 27 June 2026.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced1 Jun
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man first sexually assaulted the girl under the guise of looking after her when she had Covid.
- Some of the abuse happened in a car in the presence of the girl's aunt and grandmother.
- Where
- The offences took place in the home the man and the girl were both living in, and the girl's aunt is the man's partner.
- When
- The offences took place between December 2022 and January 2023.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of oral rape of the child.
- In court
- Three further counts of sexual assault were taken into consideration.
- The Central Criminal Court took the guilty pleas and the man's remorse into account as mitigating factors.
- Sentence
- The man was sentenced to eight years and three months for sexual assault and seven years for oral rape, to run concurrently.
- The final 15 months of the eight-year-and-three-month sentence were suspended for two years.
- The man was placed under the supervision of the Probation Service for two years.
- The man was ordered to have no direct or indirect contact with the injured party.
- Other details
- The article is listed as dated 1 June 2026, but its byline reads 27 June 2026.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man first sexually assaulted the girl under the guise of looking after her when she had Covid. (thejournal.ie)
- whatSome of the abuse happened in a car in the presence of the girl's aunt and grandmother. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe offences took place in the home the man and the girl were both living in. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe offences took place between December 2022 and January 2023. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of sexual assault and one count of oral rape of the child. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThree further counts of sexual assault were taken into consideration. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe judge took the guilty pleas and the man's remorse into account as mitigating factors. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to eight years and three months for sexual assault and seven years for oral rape, to run concurrently. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe final 15 months of the eight-year-and-three-month sentence were suspended for two years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe man was placed under the supervision of the Probation Service for two years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceThe man was ordered to have no direct or indirect contact with the injured party. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
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Reports the Central Criminal Court sentencing, the sentence terms, the suspension and the probation conditions. No matching existing case.
convicted, 30, malevictim, 13-14, female