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Case No. 7725Rape · Co. Dublin · 8 Mar 2019

Man jailed for six years for raping family friend while she slept, Dublin

A 67-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin to one count of anally raping a nine-year-old girl, an offence the court dated to June 2021; the case record gives 8 March 2019 as the incident date. The girl's mother called gardai on 16 July 2021 after her daughter disclosed the abuse, and the man was arrested in September 2021 after meeting gardai by arrangement. He has been in custody since March 2022. On 31 July 2023 he was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final year suspended, and ordered never to contact the victim or her mother.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced31 Jul
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Key facts

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What happened
A 67-year-old man pleaded guilty to one count of anal rape of a girl aged nine.
Where
The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
When
The court said the offence took place in June 2021, when the victim was nine; the case record gives 8 March 2019 as the incident date.
Other details
  • The man was a distant relative of the victim's grandmother, according to the article, or of the victim, according to the key facts, and the girl called him uncle.
  • The man lived in the same house as the victim and her mother until they moved out in 2020.
  • The man has been in custody since March 2022.
Investigation
  • The girl's mother called gardai on 16 July 2021 after her daughter disclosed what had happened.
  • The man met gardai by arrangement in September 2021 and was arrested.
Charges
The man pleaded guilty to one count of anal rape.
In court
  • The judge said the aggravating factors included the age disparity and the significant breach of trust.
  • The main mitigation was the guilty plea.
  • A victim impact statement was read to the court by the girl's mother.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline sentence of 11 years and discounted it by 25 per cent.
  • On 31 July 2023 the man was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final year suspended.
  • As a condition of the suspended sentence, the man must never contact the victim or her mother.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Dublin man anally raped a young girl two years ago and has been jailed. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe offence was committed in June 2021, when the victim was nine. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe girl's mother called gardai on July 16, 2021 after her daughter disclosed what had happened. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe man met gardai by arrangement in September 2021 and was arrested. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to one count of anal rape. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the aggravating factors included the age disparity and the significant breach of trust. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 11 years and discounted it by 25 per cent. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to eight years and three months, with the final year suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man was the victim's distant relative and was referred to as an uncle by her. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man lived in the same house as the victim and her mother until 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe main mitigation was the guilty plea. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man must not contact the injured party or her mother in perpetuity as a condition of the suspended sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA victim impact statement was read to the court by the girl's mother. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man has been in custody since March 2022. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 31 Jul2023
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Dublin man who anally raped girl, 9, jailed as victim's family tell of distress

    Reports the sentencing at the Central Criminal Court. No existing case in the list matches this incident.

    convicted, 67, malevictim, 9, female