Ireland Man jailed for rape and abuse of stepdaughter in Co. Wexford
A 55-year-old man, the de facto stepfather of a girl, abused her between 2007 and 2013 at locations in Co Wexford and in his car, when she was aged between 6 and 12. He pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and seven of sexual assault on the first day of his Central Criminal Court trial in October 2025, and later sought to withdraw the pleas, but the application was refused. In July 2026 Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo imposed a sentence of 12 years and 9 months with 15 months suspended, an effective term of 11.5 years, backdated to December 1, 2025, followed by two years of post-release supervision by the Probation Service, which is the latest development reported on July 31, 2026.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced31 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man is 55 years old and was the de facto stepfather of the victim, a girl.
- The victim was aged between 6 and 12 at the time of the offences.
- In the first incident he woke the girl at night, asked her to play computer games, and then put her hand on his penis and forced her to masturbate him.
- He gave the girl toys and sweets as gifts, attempted to rape her when she was about six, and turned family members against her when she was a teenager.
- Other details
- The victim has experienced depression and suicidal thoughts and has a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Where
- The offences took place at locations in Co Wexford, and some of the abuse took place in his car.
- When
- The offences occurred on dates between 2007 and 2013, and the abuse stopped for some time before restarting in 2010.
- He first raped her in 2012, when she woke to him digitally penetrating her vagina.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and seven of sexual assault.
- In court
- He pleaded guilty on the first day of his Central Criminal Court trial in October 2025.
- He later sought permission to withdraw his guilty pleas, but the application was refused.
- Sentence
- Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo set a headline sentence of 15 years and imposed 12 years and 9 months, with 15 months suspended for two years, an effective term of 11.5 years.
- The sentence was backdated to December 1, 2025, and the man must undergo two years of post-release supervision by the Probation Service.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man is 55 years old (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim was aged between 6 and 12 at the time of the offences (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIn the first incident, the man woke the girl at night and asked her to play computer games (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe put her hand on his penis and forced her to masturbate him (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe would buy the girl toys and sweets as gifts (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe attempted to rape her when she was about six years old, which caused her pain (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man turned family members against the victim when she was a teenager (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe victim experienced depression, suicidal thoughts, and has a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe offences took place at locations in Co Wexford (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe abuse also took place in his car (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe offences occurred on dates between 2007 and 2013 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe abuse stopped for some time before restarting in 2010 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHe raped her for the first time in 2012 when she woke up to him digitally penetrating her vagina (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and seven of sexual assault (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe pleaded guilty on the first day of his Central Criminal Court trial in October 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 15 years (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of 12 years and 9 months (irishmirror.ie)
- sentence15 months of the sentence was suspended for two years (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe man must undergo two years of post-release supervision by the Probation Service (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to December 1, 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Jul2026Man jailed for rape and abuse of stepdaughter when she was aged between 6 and 12
Sentencing report. The man pleaded guilty on the first day of his Central Criminal Court trial in October 2025, sought to resile but was refused, and was sentenced by Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo in July 2026. Headline sentence of 15 years reduced to 12 years 9 months with 15 months suspended for two years.
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