Ireland Man jailed for historical rapes of teenage babysitter in Dublin
Between November 1988 and August 1989, a Dublin man, now 76, raped and sexually assaulted a girl then aged 15 who was babysitting the children of a woman he was having an affair with. The woman did not report the incidents for a number of years, and the allegations were put to the man in November 2020, when he denied them. He pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court, and a jury convicted him of two counts of rape and three of indecent assault. On 4 March 2024 he was sentenced to an 11-year term with the final three years suspended, which the sources report as eight years in prison.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man, now 76, was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a girl who was babysitting the children of a woman he was having an affair with.
- In an earlier incident, the man took the girl to the woman's home on the pretext of cleaning the house and raped her there.
- The man also forced the woman he was having an affair with to perform oral sex on him on several occasions.
- Where
- The offences took place in Dublin.
- In one rape, the man took the girl from her home to the Wicklow Mountains.
- When
- The offences took place between November 1988 and August 1989, when the girl was 15.
- Investigation
- The woman did not report the incidents for a number of years.
- The allegations were put to the man in November 2020, and he denied them.
- Charges
- The man was charged with rape and indecent assault of the girl.
- In court
- The man pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court, and a jury convicted him of two counts of rape and three of indecent assault following an eight-day trial.
- Sentence
- The judge said the rape offences warranted a headline sentence of 12 years and imposed 11 years with the final three suspended, which the sources report as eight years in prison.
- On release he must engage with the Probation Service, have no unsupervised access to children under 18, and have no contact with the woman or her family.
- Other details
- The victim is listed as a woman aged 51, and the articles give her age at the time of the offences as 15.
27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man raped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl who was babysitting children. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man was jailed for eight years for raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe girl was babysitting the children of a woman the man was having an affair with. (irishtimes.com)
- whatIn an earlier incident, the man took the girl to the woman's home on the pretext of cleaning the house, and raped her there. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man forced the woman to perform oral sex on him on several occasions. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA man raped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl who was babysitting the children of a woman he was having an affair with. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe offences were against a girl then 15 in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereIn one rape, the man took the girl to the Wicklow mountains. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offences took place in Dublin. (irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe offences took place between November 1988 and August 1989. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe woman did not report the incidents for a number of years. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationWhen the allegations were put to the accused in November 2020, he denied the offences. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe allegations were put to the man in November 2020, and he denied them. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe man pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtA jury convicted the man on two rape charges and three indecent assault charges. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of raping and indecently assaulting the girl. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA jury convicted him of two charges of rape and three charges of indecent assault. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape and indecent assault. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtA jury convicted the man of two charges of rape and three charges of indecent assault. (dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceThe man was jailed for eight years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe final three years of the sentence were suspended. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceThe man must engage with the Probation Service on release and have no unsupervised access to children under 18. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said the rape offences warranted a headline sentence of 12 years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of 11 years and suspended the final three years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man must not have contact with the woman or her family, directly or indirectly. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man must not have unsupervised access to children under 18. (irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man took the girl for a job interview on a pretext and drove her to the Wicklow Mountains, where he raped her. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Mar2024Man who repeatedly raped teen babysitter jailed for eight years
Sentencing report for a historical case. The article reports the man was convicted by a jury on two rape charges and three indecent assault charges. Its headline says he was jailed for eight years, which matches 11 years with the final three suspended.
victim, 15, femaleconvicted, 76, male - 4 Mar2024‘I have been heard and your suffering can begin’: Man jailed for raping teenage babysitter
Reports the Central Criminal Court sentencing after a jury verdict on historical offences committed in Dublin between November 1988 and August 1989. Sets out the 11-year sentence with the final three years suspended, and the conditions on release.
victim, 51, femaleconvicted, 76, male - 4 Mar2024Man who raped teen babysitter jailed as victim says: 'Your suffering can begin'
Reports the sentencing after a jury convicted the man on two rape and three indecent assault charges following an eight-day trial. Adds the sentence structure, the judge's remarks, the victim impact statement and the probation and contact conditions.
victim, 51, femaleconvicted, 76, male