Ireland Case No. 9905Rape and sexual assault · Co. Limerick
Christopher Vaughan jailed for 13 years for rape and sexual assault of a girl in Limerick
Between October 1996 and February 1997, Christopher Vaughan, a man now aged 63 from Killeely Road, Ballynanty, Limerick, sexually abused a girl of about six at her home. The girl first disclosed the abuse to a friend and later to gardaí in 2020. A jury at the Central Criminal Court convicted Vaughan of two counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault, which he had denied at trial. Reports dated 27 April 2026 say he was jailed for 13 years, the judge's headline sentence.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced27 Apr
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Christopher Vaughan, now aged 63, was convicted by a jury of two counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault of a girl.
- The victim was a girl aged about six at the time of the offences.
- Where
- Vaughan is from Killeely Road, Ballynanty, Limerick.
- The offences took place in the victim's home.
- When
- The offences were committed between October 1996 and February 1997.
- Cause
- The court heard that Vaughan inveigled his way into a home where children were being neglected and the mother had issues with alcohol.
- Investigation
- The victim first disclosed the abuse to a friend and later to gardaí in 2020.
- In court
- The case was heard at the Central Criminal Court.
- Vaughan denied the offences at trial.
- The judge said the case fell into the upper end of the more serious category, while the DPP placed it at the highest level with a headline sentence of more than 15 years.
- Sentence
- The judge set a headline sentence of 13 years' imprisonment.
- Vaughan was jailed for 13 years, as reported on 27 April 2026.
- Other details
- Vaughan has a previous conviction for rape from 1986.
- The abuse ended when the children went to live with their father the following year.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whereVaughan is from Killeely Road, Ballynanty, Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe offending took place in the victim's home. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe offences were committed between October 1996 and February 1997. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe victim first disclosed the abuse to a friend and later to gardaí in 2020. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at the Central Criminal Court. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtA jury convicted Vaughan of two counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault of the girl. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtVaughan denied the offences at trial. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe judge said the case fell into the upper end of the more serious category. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 13 years' imprisonment. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceThe DPP placed the case at the highest level, with a headline sentence of more than 15 years. (limerickleader.ie)
- sentenceVaughan was jailed for 13 years. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherVaughan has a previous conviction for rape from 1986. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe abuse ended when the children went to live with their father the following year. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Apr2026Limerick ‘monster’ and ‘coward’ jailed for 13 years for raping six-year-old girl
Sentencing report from the Central Criminal Court. Adds the sentence, the jury verdict, the prior conviction, the judge's reasoning and the date range of the offences.
convicted, Christopher Vaughan, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher Vaughanvictim, about 6, female