Army sergeant in ‘trusted position in our family’ assaulted wife’s niece across six years
Before imposing sentence the judge acknowledged Anthony Canning’s previous good employment record and lack of previous convictions. Photograph: Getty ImagesAn Army sergeant who sexually abused his wife’s young niece over six years has been jailed for seven years.
Canning, who was married to Ms Daly’s aunt, was between 37 and 43 years old during the abuse, which took place in his home.Local and European election results: Tight race in Dublin European counts while Moran tops poll for Limerick mayorMary Lou McDonald is the chief mourner at RDS as local elections throw up an unexpected result
The woman concluded by saying: “I can now see that I played no part in this and that it was not my fault but yours. I finally feel that I can be heard and believed. The night I spoke to the gardaí changed my life. I hope now you feel the shame and guilt I have lived with all my life.” Mr Justice Hunt acknowledged Canning’s previous good employment record and lack of previous convictions before he imposed a seven-year jail term on the offence of oral rape.
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