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A 75-year-old man who raped his then nine-year-old granddaughter in 1994 has been jailed for seven years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.
The west Dublin pensioner admitted he raped her in July 1994 and also pleaded guilty to six further charges of sexually assaulting her on dates from 1992 to 1998.
He also admitted four counts of indecently assaulting her older sister on dates from 1983 to 1990.
Prosecuting counsel said the sample guilty pleas from an indictment with 64 counts were accepted by the State on the basis of all evidence being heard.
The first 25 charges on the indictment related to the victim he raped and the remaining 39 to her older sister.
He first pleaded guilty to three of the charges on May 26 last when a jury had been scheduled to be sworn in for his trial. The victims had been told he would plead guilty.
Mr Justice Carney directed that the man's name be entered on the register of sexual offenders, and said that the case merited a sentence of 12 years.
More story at-http://www.independent.ie/national-news/man-who-raped-granddaughter-gets-seven-years-1504922.html
ŠIndependent.ie
