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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21938Rape

Woman and partner sentenced to 19 and 14 years for rape and abuse of her two young children

A 40-year-old woman and her 52-year-old partner were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to 14 and 19 years' imprisonment respectively for the rape, sexual assault and abuse of her five-year-old daughter and three-and-a-half-year-old son at two locations in Connacht between October 2012 and September 2014.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced13 Mar
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman was 40 years old and the man was 52 years old at the time of trial (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe girl was tied to a chair while her mother and the man went to the pub (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe girl said she had been glued to the chair (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe boy was awoken by the man during the night and made to perform oral sex on him (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe abuse took place at two locations in Connacht (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe abuse occurred on dates between October 2012 and September 2014 (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe abuse came to light after the children separately made disclosures to their foster parents after being taken into care (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man was convicted of one count of raping the girl, six counts of oral rape, and one count of falsely imprisoning her (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man was convicted of one charge of oral rape, one charge of anal rape, and one charge of sexually assaulting the boy (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe woman was convicted of four counts of sexually assaulting her daughter, four counts of sexual exploitation, four counts of oral rape on the basis of joint enterprise, one count of false imprisonment, and one count of reckless endangerment (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe woman was convicted of one count of reckless endangerment in relation to her son (irishtimes.com)
  • courtSentencing was imposed at the Central Criminal Court by Mr Justice David Keane (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe trial lasted six weeks (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man was convicted in November 2022 (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to 19 years in prison (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man's sentences were 19 years for rape, 6 years for false imprisonment, and 8 years for sexual assaults, all to run concurrently (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceBoth defendants were ordered to be supervised by the Probation Service for two years post-release (irishtimes.com)
  • otherBoth defendants were ordered to be added to the sexual offenders register (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe woman has a total of seven children, one of whom is now an adult (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Mar2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Woman and her partner given lengthy prison sentences for rape and abuse of her two young children

    Reports the sentencing of both defendants at the Central Criminal Court, including the judge's reasoning, sentence breakdowns, and victim impact statements from the children's foster mothers.

    victim, 5, femalevictim, 3, maleconvicted, 40, femaleconvicted, 52, male