Ireland Man jailed for raping and sexually assaulting girl (7) in Co Wexford
A 53-year-old man was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape and 12 counts of sexual assault against a girl aged seven, with offending between September 21, 2012, and September 6, 2013, at a house in Co Wexford where he lived with the girl's father. The girl told her mother about the abuse in 2019, and the man was arrested in December 2020, denied wrongdoing when interviewed, and was charged in July 2021, after which he has been in custody. In July 2023 Ms Justice Karen O'Connor sentenced him to ten years and six months for rape and seven years and six months for the sexual assaults, to run concurrently and be backdated to July 18, 2021, and he does not accept the jury's verdict.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced18 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and 12 counts of sexual assault.
- The victim was a girl aged seven at the time of the offending.
- Where
- The offending took place at a house in Co Wexford where the accused lived with the girl's father.
- When
- The offending occurred between September 21, 2012, and September 6, 2013, when the victim was seven.
- Cause
- The accused threatened the girl and groomed her using chocolate.
- Investigation
- The girl told her mother about the abuse in 2019.
- The girl was interviewed by specialist gardaí in December 2020, when she was 15.
- The man was arrested in December 2020 and denied any wrongdoing when interviewed.
- Charges
- The man was charged in July 2021 and has been in custody since.
- In court
- Ms Justice Karen O'Connor said the man had preyed on a young child in a shameful manner.
- Sentence
- The man was sentenced to ten years and six months for rape.
- The man was sentenced to seven years and six months for the sexual assault charges, with the sentences running concurrently and backdated to July 18, 2021.
- Other details
- The man does not accept the jury's verdict.
- The girl said the offending ruined her childhood and teenage years.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and 12 counts of sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe offending happened at a house in Co Wexford. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offending occurred between September 21, 2012, and September 6, 2013, when the victim was seven. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe accused threatened the girl and groomed her using chocolate. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe girl told her mother about the abuse in 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe girl was interviewed by specialist gardaí in December 2020, when she was 15. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man denied any wrongdoing when interviewed after his arrest in December 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man has been in custody since July 2021, when he was charged. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMs Justice Karen O'Connor said the man had preyed on a young child in a shameful manner. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to ten years and six months for rape. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was sentenced to seven years and six months for the sexual assault charges. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentences run concurrently and were backdated to July 18, 2021. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused was living at the same address as the girl's father. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man does not accept the jury's verdict. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man has one previous conviction for murder in another jurisdiction. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe girl said the offending ruined her childhood and teenage years. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jul2023Man who ‘preyed’ on and raped girl (7) jailed
Reports the sentencing of a man found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court, with sentence details, the victim's impact statement, and background on the accused.
victim, 7, femaleconvicted, 53, male