Case No. 31038Rape; sexual assault; oral rape; anal rape · Co. Kildare

Kildare man jailed for 12 years for rape and sexual assault of teenager he believed was his daughter

A 62-year-old man from County Kildare was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court on 1 February 2022 after pleading guilty to 15 charges including rape, oral rape, anal rape and sexual assault of a girl aged 13 to 15 between 2018 and 2019. He believed the girl was his biological daughter, but a DNA test after her birth in 2020 revealed he was not her father.

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  6. Sentenced1 Feb
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man believed the teenager was his biological daughter having had a previous relationship with her mother (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe man has no previous convictions (kildarenow.com)
  • whatOne incident of sexual abuse involved penetration of the vagina with a cucumber (kildarenow.com)
  • whatIn June 2019, after taking Viagra, the man had sex with the girl 15 times in one night (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe girl had previously been diagnosed with autism (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe man gave the girl alcohol, cannabis, poitín and whiskey (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe man admitted to giving the girl poitín on occasion and whiskey (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe man expressed annoyance that he was not getting any satisfaction from the girl (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe man told the girl he would get someone else to take her virginity and gave her the silent treatment (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe girl sent explicit photos of herself to the man via Facebook at his request (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe teenager initially told her mother she was in a relationship with a 14-year-old boy before disclosing the man was the father (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe baby was initially taken into foster care before the girl changed her mind and the child has lived with her since late 2020 (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe offences took place in the man's home in County Kildare (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe abuse spanned between 2018 and 2019 when the girl was aged 13 to 15 (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationAn anonymous letter received in February 2020 suggested improprieties between the man and the teenager (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to 15 charges including sexual assault, oral rape, anal rape and rape (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment, backdated to when he went into custody (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe man was ordered to undergo five years of post-release supervision (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe man was ordered to have no contact with the girl or her family directly or indirectly (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe man was ordered not to be alone with a child under 18 without supervision (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Feb2022
    Kildare man who impregnated a teenager whom he believed was his biological daughter is jailed for 12 years

    Reports the sentencing at the Central Criminal Court, including the 12-year term, post-release supervision, no-contact and supervision orders, and victim impact statements from the girl and her mother.

    victim, 15, femaleconvicted, 62, male