Victim was aged between seven and 13 when abuse took place in west of Ireland
The judge said the aggravating factors in this case was that the accused used “his position of dominance to carry out these offences”. He “humiliated and degraded” the girl by calling her “ugly” and told her while raping her that she “didn’t have to be ugly any more”. She said the accused took advantage of the girl’s “vulnerability”, and there was a breach of trust.
The judge noted the man has previous convictions for sexual offending of another child for which he was sentenced to three years in prison. She said she would take into consideration his medical conditions. Detective Garda Orla Keenan told Patrick Reynolds, BL, prosecuting, that the injured party and the accused lived in the same estate during the time of the offending, with the accused man living in a caravan.
Det Gda Keenan said the offending came to light in 2017 when the injured party disclosed the abuse to social care workers while she was in foster care. An investigation began, and the girl was interviewed by specialist gardai.During his interview, he offered denials and “no comment” to questions relating to the offending. The accused was found guilty by a jury of three counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault in April of this year.
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