Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 11645Rape and sexual assault of a child

Mother and uncle jailed for 15 years over sexual abuse of child

A woman in her 50s was jailed for 15 years for sexually assaulting her daughter and facilitating the rape of the child by her brother, who was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child. Both maintain their innocence and do not accept the jury's verdict.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced1 Jan
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Key facts

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15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA mother was jailed for 15 years for sexually assaulting her daughter and allowing her brother to rape the child. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe woman was convicted of two sexual assault charges on dates between January and September 2001. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe rape charge relates to the facilitation of the rape of the child in March 2003. (thejournal.ie)
  • causeThe rape occurred after the uncle was brought into a bedroom by the woman, where the child was lying on the bed watching television. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe woman had denied 14 charges, including 13 of sexual assault and one of rape. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe uncle had denied six charges of rape and was convicted of one charge of rape in March 2003. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe woman was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury last July following an 18-day trial. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe prosecution said the DPP put the case at the highest level of severity, warranting a sentence of between 15 years and life. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe offenders received no credit because they continue to deny the charges and have expressed no remorse. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe child's uncle was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 16 years for both offenders. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge reduced the headline sentence by one year and jailed both offenders for 15 years, backdated to when each went into custody. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe victim testified that she believed the rape occurred on the man's birthday. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe jurors could not reach a verdict on a third defendant accused of oral rape of the girl, and the charges against him were later dropped. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherBoth the mother and the uncle maintain their innocence and do not accept the jury's verdict. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Jan2026
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, first report
    Woman jailed for 15 years for sexual assault and for allowing her brother to rape her daughter

    Sentencing report from the Central Criminal Court after a jury verdict. The article does not state where the offences took place, and it does not match any existing case in the list.

    convicted, 50s, femaleconvicted, 40s, malevictim, female