Now 37-year-old Tipperary man began sexually abusing victim when has four
In his victim impact statement, the now 28-year-old man told the court that the accused had taken his childhood and groomed him for his own sexual gratification. He outlined the adverse effects the abuse has had and continues to have on his personal life, education and relationships.
“No person – a child, adolescent or adult – should ever have that burden,” she said, “what was done was not only wrong, it was criminal”. She said that in reporting his abuse, the man was leading the way for others to take the same step and break the silence. “There should be no shame,” she said. She said that whatever the lack of maturity of a 13-year-old, he knew he was abusing a very young child, and that realisation had to grow as he matured.
Ms Justice Ring imposed concurrent sentencing totalling five years. She ordered 18 months of post-release supervision.A local garda told Patrick McGrath SC, prosecuting, that the accused and the injured party had been neighbours, and the accused was a frequent visitor to the boy’s home, almost on a daily basis.
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