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Case No. 22179Rape; indecent assault · Co. Wicklow

Man sentenced to eight years for childhood sexual abuse of sister in Wicklow

A 71-year-old man from County Wicklow was sentenced to nine years (with the final year suspended) at the Central Criminal Court for 69 counts of rape and indecent assault committed against his younger sister between 1964 and 1983 at their family home.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced27 Feb
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Key facts

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18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe offences occurred at the family home in County Wicklow (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe majority of offences occurred between 1964 and 1973 (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe final indecent assault occurred in 1983 (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe man was convicted by a jury of 69 counts of indecent assault and rape (thejournal.ie)
  • courtJustice Paul McDermott passed sentence at the Central Criminal Court (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to nine years with the final 12 months suspended (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man was aged between 12 and 21 for the majority of the offences (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe victim was aged between 10 and 19 during the offences (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man was 31 at the time of the final assault (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man stopped raping his sister when she was 14 due to fear of pregnancy (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe victim attempted to tell her parents as a child but was disbelieved and severely beaten (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe abuse stopped when the victim met the man who became her husband (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe final assault involved the man pushing the heavily pregnant victim into a corner and masturbating in front of her (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man forced his sister to have sex with him weekly from the age of ten (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man says he is not guilty but accepted the verdicts (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man was assessed as medium risk of reoffending (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man had medical issues (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Feb2023
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Man who sexually abused his sister during childhood sentenced to eight years

    Reports the sentencing by Justice Paul McDermott, including details of the offences, the victim's account, the defence submission, and the judge's reasoning.

    convicted, 71, male, irish (judged from name)victim, female, irish (judged from name)