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Case No. 1466Sexual assault · Co. Dublin · 1 Dec 1991

Man jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting six-year-old nephew in 1991

A 74-year-old man was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for three counts of sexual assault of his six-year-old nephew in December 1991, while babysitting him at his home. The victim, who made a formal complaint in 2020, told the court he had carried the trauma for 34 years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced23 Jun
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Key facts

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17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting his nephew. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe man was convicted of three counts of sexual assault. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe accused put his hand on the boy's penis and got the boy to touch him in three separate incidents on the same night. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe boy was six years old at the time of the assault. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe accused denied the claims but accepted an allegation had been made at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe incidents occurred in the toilet and TV room at the man's home. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault occurred in December 1991. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe victim made a formal complaint to gardai in 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe accused attended for interview in 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtKarl Finnegan SC was prosecuting and Eoghan Cole SC was defending. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Elva Duffy imposed a custodial sentence of 18 months. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man has multiple medical issues and is on multiple medications. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man receives full-time care during the week and family care at weekends. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim told the court he had carried a monster in his head for 34 years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man accepted the jury verdict and offered an apology through his defence counsel. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherJudge Duffy noted the man had finally looked himself, his family and the injured party in the face and accepted what happened. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jun2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man sexually assaulted nephew while babysitting him over 30 years ago

    Sentencing hearing details including the 18-month custodial sentence, victim impact statement, defence submissions on the man's health, and the judge's comments on the late acceptance of the verdict.

    victim, 6, maleconvicted, 74, male