A man who sexually abused and orally raped his now teenage daughter from the time she made her First Holy Communion has been jailed for 12 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney.

The victim had complained several times that he was sexually abusing her and finally packed her bag and left home when her mother said they would "sort it out with him" when he returned from the pub that night.

She had been assured by her mother at least twice previously that he had promised not to abuse her again.

Mr Justice Carney at the Central Criminal Court directed that the 41-year-old man be registered as a sex offender and that he must undergo 10 years of post-release supervision.

He said he had measured the crimes as meriting a 15-year sentence and that he was required by law to discount as appropriate for the man's early guilty plea and that there was "some evidence of remorse".

Mr Justice Carney imposed 12 years on the rape counts and concurrent eight-year and four-year sentences on the sexual assault charges.

The man had pleaded guilty to four counts of oral rape and eight counts of sexual assault from July 2000 to June 2007. The 12 sample counts were from 39 on the indictment.

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