Ireland Case No. 13101Rape
High Court orders Stephen Murray to pay €328,000 damages to foster daughter
The High Court ruled that Stephen Murray, who repeatedly raped his foster daughter over seven years, must pay her €328,000 in damages. Murray had been jailed for 11 years in May 2022 for the rapes.
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Key facts
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- whatThe High Court ruled that a man who repeatedly raped his foster daughter over seven years must pay her €328,000 in damages. (rte.ie)
- whenThe offences were committed between February 2009 and December 2015. (rte.ie)
- whenShe reported the rapes in 2019. (rte.ie)
- chargeMurray pleaded guilty to 14 charges of rape, two charges of oral rape and one charge of sexual assault. (rte.ie)
- courtIn 2023 she settled her High Court damages claim against Tusla for €250,000. (rte.ie)
- courtThe judge described the abuse as nothing less than an obscenity. (rte.ie)
- courtThe judge found that personal injuries guidelines did not apply to damages claims for rape or sexual assault. (rte.ie)
- sentenceMurray was jailed for 11 years in May 2022. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge awarded a total of €578,000, reduced by €250,000 to account for the Tusla award, leaving €328,000. (rte.ie)
- otherMurray lives in Humphreystown, Valleymount, Co Wicklow. (rte.ie)
- otherThe DPP accepted the pleas on the basis that they were sample charges. (rte.ie)
- otherThe court heard Murray repeatedly threatened her that if she revealed the abuse, she and her siblings would lose their home and would be split up. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jul2025Man who raped foster daughter ordered to pay her €328,000
Civil damages ruling in the High Court, 24 July 2025, after Murray's 2022 jailing; it adds the damages award, the €250,000 Tusla settlement offset, and the judge's findings.
victim, Kelly Kemmy, female, irish (judged from name)Kelly Kemmyconvicted, Stephen Murray, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Murray