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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 22957Oral rape, possession of child abuse material · Co. Dublin

Dublin man jailed for orally raping six-year-old daughter

A 30-year-old Dublin man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to orally raping his six-year-old daughter and possessing child abuse material. The sentence was imposed at the Central Criminal Court by Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced12 Jan
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man orally raped his six-year-old daughter. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe man is 30 years old and from Dublin. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe victim made a disclosure to her foster mother. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe man initially denied the rape but made admissions about the videos. (rte.ie)
  • whatThe victim, now nine, said she was scared, sad and shocked by what happened. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe rape occurred on an unknown date between 9 February 2019 and 10 February 2020. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí searched the family home in May 2020 and seized items including phones. (rte.ie)
  • investigationVideos were identified on the phones including child sex abuse material and one of the man helping another person engage in a sex act with an animal. (rte.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to one count of oral rape. (rte.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child abuse material. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe sentence was imposed at the Central Criminal Court by Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to eight and a half years for oral rape with two years suspended, totalling six and a half years. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man's children were taken into care and he has had no contact with them since. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man has been in custody since June 2021. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man has nine previous convictions, including a three-year suspended sentence for possession of drugs for sale or supply that was in place at the time of the incident. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man has drug addiction issues and used cannabis, cocaine and LSD. (rte.ie)
  • otherA probation report put the man at medium risk of re-offending. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man was working at the time of the incident. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe man is on an enhanced prisoner regime and a clean urine analysis was handed to court. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe victim is now living in a normal family. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Jan2023
    Sentencedrte.ie, first report
    Man who sexually abused young daughter is jailed

    Reports the sentencing at the Central Criminal Court, including the judge's remarks, the man's background, and the victim's impact statement.

    victim, 6-7 at the time (now 9), femaleconvicted, 30, male, irish (judged from name)