Ireland Former family centre manager jailed for four years over sexual abuse of nephew
Paul Craven, a 55-year-old former manager of Daughters of Charity family support centres in Dublin, was convicted last year of 11 counts, including sexual assault and indecent assault, for abusing his nephew, Alan Jenkins, on dates between 1989 and 1999, when the victim was six or seven at the first incident. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. On 11 February 2025 Craven was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with the judge citing aggravating factors such as abuse in the victim's home and lack of remorse, and mitigating factors such as no previous convictions and glowing references.
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- Sentenced11 Feb
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The victim is Alan Jenkins, Craven's nephew, who waived his anonymity to allow Craven to be identified.
- Paul Craven, aged 55, is a former manager of Daughters of Charity family support centres in the north and southwest of Dublin.
- The abuse primarily involved inappropriate touching.
- Where
- Craven lives at Meadow View, Sarsfield Road, Dublin.
- When
- The abuse occurred on dates between 1989 and 1999.
- The first incident occurred when the victim was six or seven.
- Cause
- In the first incident, Craven guided the victim's hand to his genital area, where he had concealed playing cards.
- Charges
- Craven was convicted of 11 counts, including sexual assault and indecent assault.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- Craven was sentenced to four years' imprisonment on 11 February 2025.
- Other details
- The judge cited aggravating factors: the abuse took place in the victim's home, it lasted a long time, there was a large age gap, and Craven has shown no remorse.
- The judge cited mitigating factors: Craven has no previous convictions and provided glowing references.
- Craven denied the allegations and does not accept his guilt.
- Investigation
- A Tusla finding described the allegations as unfounded, according to the sentencing coverage.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe victim is Alan Jenkins who waived his anonymity to allow identification of Craven (irishtimes.com)
- whatCraven was a former manager of family centres run by the Daughters of Charity in the north and southwest of Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe abuse primarily involved inappropriate touching (irishtimes.com)
- whatCraven guided the victim's hand to his genital area where he had concealed playing cards (irishtimes.com)
- whatCraven denied the allegations and has no previous convictions (irishtimes.com)
- whatCraven does not accept his guilt and has not expressed remorse (irishtimes.com)
- whereCraven lives at Meadow View, Sarsfield Road, Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe abuse occurred on dates between 1989 and 1999 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe first incident occurred when the victim was six or seven (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe was convicted of 11 counts including sexual assault and indecent assault (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
- sentencePaul Craven was sentenced to four years' imprisonment (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Feb2025Ex-manager of family support centres jailed for four years over sexual abuse of nephew
Sentencing details including Judge Ní Chúlacháin's remarks on aggravating factors (location in victim's home, duration, age disparity, lack of remorse) and mitigating factors (no previous convictions, glowing references), the victim's statement, and Tusla's 'unfounded' finding.
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