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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7283Rape and sexual assault (historical); compensation scheme challenge

Woman raped by father challenges exclusion from State compensation scheme

Between 1995 and 2002, when she was aged 11 to 18, a woman was raped and sexually assaulted by her father, who pleaded guilty to 32 offences at the Central Criminal Court and was jailed for eight years in 2018. Her application to the State's Criminal Compensation Scheme was refused under a term, since removed in 2021, that barred victims who lived in the same household as the offender. She has brought a civil High Court judicial review challenging that exclusion, and an appeal panel had upheld the refusal. Ms Justice Niamh Hyland granted her permission to bring the challenge on an ex parte basis, and the matter will return before the courts in December.

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Key facts

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What happened
A woman was raped and sexually assaulted in childhood by her father.
When
The abuse took place between 1995 and 2002, when the woman was aged 11 to 18.
Where
The father pleaded guilty to 32 offences at the Central Criminal Court, including rape and sexual assault.
Sentence
The father was jailed for eight years in 2018.
Cause
Her compensation application was refused under a term of a previous Criminal Compensation Scheme that barred victims who lived in the same household as the offender.
Other details
That term was removed from the scheme when it was revised in 2021.
In court
  • The tribunal's appeal panel upheld the earlier decision refusing her compensation.
  • The woman is bringing a civil High Court judicial review over her exclusion, not a criminal trial.
  • Ms Justice Niamh Hyland granted her permission to bring the challenge on an ex parte basis.
  • The matter will return before the courts in December.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman was raped in childhood by her father and has brought a High Court challenge over her exclusion from a State compensation scheme. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe father pleaded guilty to 32 offences at the Central Criminal Court, including rape and sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe woman was abused by her father between 1995 and 2002, when she was aged 11 to 18. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe tribunal's appeal panel upheld the earlier decision refusing her compensation. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMs Justice Niamh Hyland granted the woman permission to bring her challenge on an ex parte basis. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe matter will return before the courts in December. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe father was jailed for eight years in 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHer application was denied under a term of an earlier compensation scheme that barred victims who lived in the same household as the offender. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe challenged section was removed from the scheme when it was revised in 2021. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Oct2023
    Otheririshtimes.com, first report
    Woman raped as a child by father challenges exclusion from State compensation scheme

    Civil High Court judicial review over compensation, not a criminal trial. Background: the father pleaded guilty to 32 offences at the Central Criminal Court and was jailed for eight years in 2018. The abuse occurred between 1995 and 2002.

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