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Case No. 7286Rape and sexual assault · Co. Dublin

Former school caretaker jailed for eight and a half years for sexually abusing daughter

A 77-year-old Dublin man, a former school caretaker, sexually abused his daughter in the family home between 1991 and 1997, when she was aged between six and 13. The daughter reported the abuse to gardaí in 2021. The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of oral rape and three counts of sexual assault, and the court heard the charges were sample counts of offending over seven years. He was jailed for eight and a half years, after a 14-year headline sentence was reduced for mitigation, as reported on 24 October 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced24 Oct
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Key facts

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What happened
The man pleaded guilty to one count of oral rape of his daughter and three counts of sexual assault.
Where
The offences took place in the family home.
When
The offences took place on dates between 1991 and 1997 over a seven-year period.
Cause
The abuse started when the girl was preparing for her First Holy Communion.
Other details
  • The complainant was aged between six and 13 at the time of the offending.
  • The man is 77 and from Dublin, and worked for 30 years as a caretaker at his local primary school.
  • The man cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his daughter, and he is still married to her mother, who attended court to support him.
Investigation
The daughter went to gardaí in 2021.
In court
  • The charges were sample counts during the period of offending, and the case was heard at the Central Criminal Court.
  • The DPP placed the offending in the 10 to 15 year sentencing range.
  • The court heard the man has no previous convictions.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline sentence of 14 years, which was reduced for mitigation.
  • The man was jailed for eight and a half years, as reported on 24 October 2023.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man pleaded guilty to one count of oral rape of his daughter and three counts of sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe offences took place in the family home. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences took place on dates between 1991 and 1997. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeThe abuse started when the girl was preparing for her First Holy Communion. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe daughter went to gardaí in 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe DPP placed the offending in the 10 to 15 year sentencing range. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe court heard the man has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 14 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for eight and a half years. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe complainant was aged between six and 13 at the time of the offending. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man worked for 30 years as a caretaker at his local primary school. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Oct2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Former school caretaker who sexually abused daughter jailed for eight and a half years

    Reports the sentencing of the man: eight and a half years after a 14-year headline sentence was reduced for mitigation. Sample counts from offending between 1991 and 1997; the daughter reported to gardaí in 2021.

    convicted, 77, malevictim, female