Case No. 3136Rape, indecent assault, sexual assault · Co. Limerick
Ex-scout leader who raped cousin fails in bid to overturn verdict
A 63-year-old Limerick man, a former scout leader, failed to have his convictions for raping his cousin and sexually abusing her two sisters overturned by the Court of Appeal on 7 May 2026. He had been convicted of five of six offences at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick in February 2024 and sentenced to seven and a half years in April 2024.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court8 May
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatThe defendant is a 63-year-old man from Limerick and a former scout leader (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe accused was between 15 and 18 years old during the first offences (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe indecent assault involved him touching her vagina after carrying her upstairs and removing her underwear while babysitting her (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIn the rape incident, the woman believes she passed out and her next recollection was lying on the bathroom floor with her cousin splashing water on her face (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDuring the trip, the second victim woke up to find her cousin lying on top of her and he sexually assaulted her by touching her breasts (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe third victim went on a drive in a van to an isolated spot where he grabbed her by the elbows and forcibly kissed her on the lips (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe first set of offences occurred between 1979 and 1981 when the victim was aged between six and eight (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe sexual assaults on the two sisters occurred between May and September 1991 when the victims were teenagers (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe victims reported the abuse to gardaí in 2019 (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe offences included two counts of indecent assault and one count of rape against one sister (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe was convicted of one count of sexual assault against each of the two sisters (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe was convicted of five of the six offences at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick in February 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, rejecting all grounds (irishmirror.ie)
- courtA letter purporting to be from a juror alleged other panel members were biased and put the author under immense pressure (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe court held that no material purporting to come from a juror is receivable after a trial for the purpose of impeaching a verdict (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMr Justice Alexander Owens delivered the judgment at the three-judge court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe jury verdicts were unanimous and no issues were raised by any juror at the trial (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man does not intend to appeal his sentence (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to seven and a half years by Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo in April 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 May2026Ex-scout leader who raped cousin fails in bid to overturn verdict
The Court of Appeal dismissed the man's appeal against his convictions, rejecting the argument based on a letter from a purported juror alleging bias. The court held that no material purporting to come from a juror is receivable after trial for the purpose of impeaching a verdict. The man does not intend to appeal his sentence.
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