Ireland Laois man's sentence hearing over rape and sexual assault of daughter's friend
A 40-year-old Laois man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court in July 2023 of 12 counts of sexual offences against a girl who was a friend of his daughter. The offences took place in various locations in the State between October 2012 and July 2018, when the girl was aged seven to 11. The girl told her mother in 2020, the matter was reported to gardaí, and the man was arrested in April 2021. At a sentence hearing on 9 October 2023, the now 17-year-old read a victim impact statement, the DPP suggested a headline sentence of 10 to 15 years, and the judge adjourned the case to 23 October for finalisation.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court9 Oct
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The victim was a friend of the man's daughter.
- The man exposed himself to the girl and touched her vagina at a party.
- The man raped the girl in her mother's bedroom and then anally raped her.
- The man recorded himself raping the girl on one occasion.
- Where
- The offences took place in various locations in the State.
- When
- The offences took place between October 2012 and July 2018, when the girl was aged seven to 11, and she said the abuse occurred more than 20 times.
- Investigation
- The girl told her mother about the abuse in 2020, and it was then reported to gardaí.
- The man was arrested in April 2021 and interviewed on six occasions.
- In court
- At the Central Criminal Court in July 2023, the man was found guilty of 12 counts, including sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, rape, anal rape and oral rape, and not guilty of one count of sexual assault.
- At the sentence hearing on 9 October 2023, the now 17-year-old girl read her victim impact statement.
- The judge adjourned the case to 23 October for finalisation.
- Sentence
- The DPP suggested a headline sentence of 10 to 15 years.
- Other details
- The man continues to deny any wrongdoing.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe victim was a friend of the man's daughter. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe man exposed himself to the girl and touched her vagina at a party. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe man raped the girl in her mother's bedroom, then anally raped her. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe man recorded himself raping the girl on one occasion. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe offences took place in various locations in the State. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe offences took place between October 2012 and July 2018. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe victim was aged between seven and 11 at the time of the offending. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe victim told her mother about the abuse in 2020, and it was then reported to gardaí. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested in April 2021 and interviewed on six occasions. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe man was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court last July of 12 counts. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe man was found not guilty of one count of sexual assault. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe victim read her victim impact statement at the sentence hearing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe judge adjourned the case to October 23 for finalisation. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe DPP suggests a headline sentence of 10 to 15 years. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe man continues to deny any wrongdoing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe victim said the abuse occurred more than 20 times. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 9 Oct2023Court hears man in the Midlands raped and sexually assaulted daughter's friend over six years
Sentence hearing for a man convicted at the Central Criminal Court in July 2023 of 12 counts of sexual offences against a girl. The victim read a victim impact statement, the DPP suggested a headline sentence of 10 to 15 years, and the case was adjourned to 23 October for finalisation.
convicted, 40, malevictim, 17, female