Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7869Child sexual abuse, rape, assault and child cruelty · Co. Dublin

Man jailed for over 12 years for abusing partner's two children

Between 2018 and 2021, a 37-year-old Irish factory worker abused his partner's two children, a girl aged eight and a boy aged nine at the start, at addresses in Dublin and Waterford. He was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury of 25 counts of sexual assault, rape and child cruelty after a trial in June 2026. On 16 October 2026 he was sentenced to 12 years and 3 months in jail, with no part suspended. He maintains his innocence, and both children are now in care.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced16 Oct
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The man is a 37-year-old Irish factory worker from Dublin.
  • The victims are a girl, aged eight, and a boy, aged nine, at the start of the abuse, who are the children of his partner.
  • He anally raped the girl on one occasion and orally raped the boy twice.
  • He sexually assaulted the girl on 11 occasions and physically abused both children, including holding their heads under bathwater, pouring cold water on their faces and locking the boy in a hot press.
  • He bribed the girl by offering to buy her a dog and threatened that her mother would go to jail if she told anyone.
Where
The abuse took place at addresses in Dublin and Waterford.
When
The abuse took place between 2018 and 2021.
Weapon
He hit the boy with a bat.
Investigation
The girl told gardaí she felt sad because she did not want her mother to go to prison.
Charges
He was found guilty of 25 counts in total, including 11 counts of sexual assault, one count of anal rape and 11 counts of child cruelty against the two children.
In court
He was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury following a trial in June 2026.
Sentence
On 16 October 2026 he was sentenced to 12 years and 3 months in jail, with no part suspended due to his lack of remorse.
Other details
  • He does not accept the jury verdict and maintains his innocence, and he made no reaction when the sentence was handed down.
  • Both children are now in care.
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man is a 37-year-old Dublin factory worker (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe girl was aged eight and the boy was nine at the start of the abuse (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe held the children's heads under bathwater until they were struggling to breathe (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe poured cold shower water on the children's faces (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe hit the boy with a bat (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe locked the boy in a hot press and left the house (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe boy's mother let him out of the hot press but he climbed back in when the man returned (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe anally raped the girl on one occasion and orally raped the boy twice (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe bribed the girl by offering to buy her a dog (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe threatened the girl that her mother would go to jail if she told anyone (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe girl told gardaí she felt sad because she did not want her mother to go to prison (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe abuse took place in addresses in Dublin and Waterford between 2018 and 2021 (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was found guilty of 11 counts of sexual assault, one count of anal rape, and five counts of child cruelty against the girl (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was found guilty of two counts of orally raping the boy and six counts of child cruelty (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHe was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury following a trial in June 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceHe was sentenced to a jail term of 12 years and 3 months (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceNo part of the sentence was suspended due to his lack of remorse (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man does not accept the jury verdict and maintains his innocence (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBoth children are now in care (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man made no reaction when the sentence was handed down (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Oct2026
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    'A shocking case': Man raped and physically abused partner's son and daughter

    Reports the sentencing of the convicted man to 12 years and 3 months, details of the 25 counts, the nature of the physical and sexual abuse, and the judge's remarks.

    convicted, 37, male, Irish, irishvictim, 8, femalevictim, 9, male