Case No. 1556Sexual act with a protected person (intellectual disability) · 7 Feb 2023
Man jailed for nine years for sexual act with adult daughter with intellectual disability
A 69-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment (one year suspended) at the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to two counts of engaging in a sexual act with his adult daughter, who has a moderate intellectual disability, in Leinster on 7 February 2023.
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- Sentenced3 Jun
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Key facts
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- whatThe woman has a moderate intellectual disability. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman now lives in a residential care setting. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe injured party is in her mid-30s. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was given a course on sexuality. (irishtimes.com)
- whatDuring the course she disclosed she had never shared a bed with a man before except her father, who had not worn a condom. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was moved into residential care after the abuse was disclosed. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim has a moderate intellectual disability (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim now lives in a residential care setting (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man is 69 years old (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man has no previous convictions (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim is in her mid-30s (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was given a course on sexuality (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim disclosed she had never shared a bed with a man before except her father (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe father had not worn a condom (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was moved into residential care after the abuse was disclosed (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man's wife had passed away a number of years ago (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim has good independent skills and masks her emotions (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offence occurred in Leinster (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offence occurred on 7 February 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationSpecialist interviewers from An Garda Síochána spoke to the victim. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSpecialist garda interviewers spoke to the victim (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in a sexual act with a protected person in Leinster on 7 February 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in a sexual act with a protected person (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMr Justice Paul McDermott passed sentence in the Central Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA trial date was fixed for March this year but a guilty plea was entered, saving the woman from giving evidence in front of a jury. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA trial date was fixed for March 2025 but a guilty plea was entered (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe defendant was sentenced to nine years in prison with the final year suspended for two years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was placed under the supervision of the Probation Service for five years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was directed to undertake any courses the Probation Service deems appropriate. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when the defendant went into custody. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to nine years in prison with the final year suspended for two years (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe man was placed under Probation Services supervision for five years (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe man is to have no contact with his daughter without her consent and only under very strict supervision (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge described the offence as one that could mean a maximum sentence of life in prison. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said the father betrayed his daughter. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said the offences were committed by her father who could do whatever he liked. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man is to have no contact with his daughter without her consent and only then under very strict supervision. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHis wife had passed away a number of years ago. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Jun2025Man engaged in sexual act with adult daughter who has intellectual disability
Sentencing details: nine years with final year suspended for two years, five years' probation supervision, no-contact order with daughter, and backdated sentence. The victim, in her mid-30s, was moved into residential care after disclosure and has not availed of counselling.
victim, mid-30s, femaleconvicted, 69, male - 3 Jun2025‘As a father, he betrayed her’: Man jailed for engaging in sex act with vulnerable adult daughter
Adds sentencing detail: judge's remarks, victim's mid-30s age, residential care placement, sexuality course disclosure, no previous convictions, wife's death, probation supervision, no-contact order, and counsel names.
victim, mid-30s, femaleconvicted, 69, male