Ireland Man jailed for raping younger cousin when he was 13
A man aged 23, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of rape of his nine-year-old cousin. The rape happened on an unknown date in March 2014, when he was 13, and the victim did not report it until 2019. Gardaí interviewed the man in August 2019 and he was charged in 2020, and in July 2023 he was given a separate 3½-year sentence for sexually assaulting a different female cousin. On October 23, 2023, Ms Justice Ellen Ring imposed a five-year sentence with the final year suspended, backdated to July 17, although one report describes it as four years in custody.
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- Sentenced23 Oct
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The man pleaded guilty to one count of rape of his younger cousin.
- The man was 13 at the time of the offence and the victim was nine.
- When
- The rape took place on an unknown date in March 2014.
- The victim did not report the incident until 2019.
- Investigation
- Gardaí interviewed the man in August 2019.
- Charges
- The man was charged in 2020.
- In court
- In July 2023 the Central Criminal Court gave the man a separate 3½-year sentence for sexually assaulting a different female cousin between 2013 and 2018.
- Ms Justice Ellen Ring said the aggravating factors included the victim's age, the age difference between them and the man abusing another relative at the time.
- Sentence
- The judge said the headline sentence would have been 11 years if an adult had committed the offence, and reduced it to six years because of the man's age when he offended.
- The man was given five years, with the final year suspended on strict conditions including two years' probation supervision after release; one report says he was jailed for four years.
- The sentence was backdated to July 17, when the man entered his guilty plea.
- Other details
- The judge commented on the victim's courage.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man pleaded guilty to one count of rape. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man was 13 at the time and the victim was nine. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape happened on an unknown date in March 2014. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe victim did not report the incident until 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man was interviewed by gardaí in August 2019 and charged in 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man was given a separate 3½-year sentence in July for sexually assaulting a different female cousin. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge said the aggravating factors included the victim's age, the age difference and the man abusing another relative at the time. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge said the headline sentence would have been 11 years if the offence had been committed by an adult. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe headline sentence was reduced to six years because of the man's age when he offended. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe man was given five years, with the final year suspended on strict conditions including two years' probation supervision after release. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to July 17th, when the man entered his guilty plea. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said the victim displayed immense courage. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Oct2023Man who raped his younger cousin when he was 13 is jailed
Sentencing report. The man was jailed at the Central Criminal Court. He also received a separate 3½-year sentence in July for sexually assaulting a different female cousin.
convicted, 23, malevictim, 9, female