Ireland Two brothers sentenced for rape and sexual assault in Cork
A 46-year-old man and his 44-year-old brother pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 15 and 13 charges respectively of sexual assault and anal rape of their younger brother in their family home in Cork. The victim was aged between seven and ten at the time, while the brothers were teenagers, and the offending occurred on weekday evenings between May 1990 and December 1993. The victim initially reported the abuse to Tusla and then to his family, and made a statement of complaint to gardaí in early 2018. In March 2023, Mr Justice Paul Burns sentenced each brother to a three-year term with the final 18 months suspended for the rape charges and a concurrent 12-month prison term for the sexual assault charges.
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- Sentenced13 Mar
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to 15 charges of sexual assault and anal rape, and his 44-year-old brother pleaded guilty to 13 charges of the same offences.
- The victim was their younger brother, aged between seven and ten at the time, while the brothers were teenagers.
- Where
- The abuse occurred in the family home in Cork on weekday evenings when the victim's mother went to mass.
- When
- The offending occurred on dates between May 1990 and December 21, 1993.
- Investigation
- The victim initially reported the abuse to Tusla and then to his family, and made a statement of complaint to gardaí in early 2018.
- In court
- The case was heard at the Central Criminal Court, where both men pleaded guilty.
- Sentence
- Mr Justice Paul Burns sentenced each brother to a three-year term with the final 18 months suspended for the rape charges and a concurrent 12-month prison term for the sexual assault charges.
- Other details
- Both men are registered as sex offenders and are considered to be at a low risk of re-offending, with no post-release supervision order needed.
- Neither brother had previous convictions, and the judge took into account that both accused were children at the time of the offending.
- The older brother was a married man with four children including a daughter with special needs, while the younger brother was single with no children.
- The victim later lost contact with his family and his mother stopped speaking to him.
18 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to 15 charges of sexual assault and anal rape (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe 44-year-old brother pleaded guilty to 13 charges of sexual assault and anal rape (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe victim was aged between seven and ten at the time of the offending (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe brothers were teenagers at the time of the offending (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe older brother was a married man with four children including a daughter with special needs (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe younger brother was a single man with no children (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe abuse occurred on weekday evenings when the victim's mother went to mass (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe offending occurred on dates between May 1990 and December 21, 1993 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe victim made a statement of complaint to gardaí in early 2018 (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at the Central Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceEach brother was sentenced to a three-year term with the final 18 months suspended for the rape charges (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceA concurrent 12-month prison term was imposed for the sexual assault charges (irishtimes.com)
- otherBoth men are registered as sex offenders (irishtimes.com)
- otherBoth men are considered to be at a low risk of re-offending and no post-release supervision order is needed (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge took into account that both accused were children at the time of the offending (irishtimes.com)
- otherNeither brother had previous convictions (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim initially reported the abuse to Tusla and then to his family (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim later lost contact with his family and his mother stopped speaking to him (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Mar2023Two men jailed for rape and sexual assault of younger brother in Cork family home 30 years ago
Sentencing report: two brothers convicted and jailed for historical child sexual abuse in Cork; victim made complaint to gardaí in early 2018; both were teenagers at the time of offending and had no previous convictions.
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