Evil abuser Byrne (55) of Ballyfermot Road, Dublin, was today handed an 11 year prison sentence, with the final 18 months suspended,
A rapist stepdad has been jailed to nine and a half years in prison for raping his 15 year old stepdaughter on a family holiday.
Ms Justice Ring said that Byrne must keep the peace, be of good behaviour and undertake all assessments and therapeutic programmes upon his release. She said she wished Ms Jordan well as she sentenced Byrne, who was dressed in a navy suit, remained stone-faced throughout. The court heard that Byrne, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted by a jury of raping his stepdaughter while on a family holiday in Majorca, Spain in 2002, and again at the family home in Rafters Avenue, Drimnagh.
Ms Jordan said Byrne backed her into a corner and used a sponge to wash her while she was naked. She told how she was “balling crying” and “just wanted to die in that moment.” She was “horrified,” and Byrne became “panicked,” cleaning her off and telling her he was “so sorry,” after ejaculating - the court heard. Ms Jordan had told the jury that they later went out to dinner and Byrne “acted like nothing had happened.
Ms Jordan then confronted Byrne who told her at the time: “You can say what you want. It’s your word against mine.” Ms Jordan went on to tell her friend what was going on - and together with her mother went to the gardai. In her victim impact statement Ms Jordan, who became tearful at times, said when Byrne initially came into her life he was her “best friend and someone I looked up to for most of my childhood.
Ms Jordan also spoke about Byrne taking the stand in the trial, during which she said he was “declaring that you yourself are a victim in this case, claiming that this was all a ploy to ruin your life in some way.” “You cost me my job, my career, and for a period of time, cost me my closest relationship. I had nothing. I felt worthless. I was out of work on longer term sick leave for five long years, lost my income, my independence, and my zest for a future.
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