A young woman shares her relief after her abuser was jailed for a series of attacks on her as a child. She no longer has to invite him to her wedding. The woman recounts her life since being abused by her uncle in the 1990s and enduring decades of family functions with him. The abuser pleaded guilty to indecent assault charges and is already serving a seven-year sentence for previous cases.
A young woman has told of her relief that she doesn't have to invite her abuser to her wedding after he was jailed for a series of horrific attacks on her when she was a child. The woman, who is now in her 30s, gave a heart-wrenching account of her life since being abused on a number of occasions by her uncle in the 1990s. She told a court how she had to endure decades of family functions alongside the man while living with a secret.
The girl was just five years old when she was abused by the man in a caravan in Co Donegal. Graphic details of the attack were read out when the man appeared by video-link at Donegal Circuit Court from his prison in Northern Ireland where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of indecent assault. The man is already serving a seven year sentence for three cases of indecent assault against the girl. His arrest came after he walked into a police station in Northern Ireland and told of his abuse against the then little girl
Abuse Wedding Relief Jailed Attacks Child Uncle Guilty Assault Sentence
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