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Man who raped and sexually assaulted his daughter over 12 years loses appeal Man’s daughter was aged between five and 17 at time of offences
about 2 hours ago Alison O Riordan
The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in October 2018 to 21 sample charges . File photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times.
A father who raped and sexually assaulted his daughter on a repeated basis over a 12-year period and told gardaí that he considered her a “partner” by night has lost an appeal against the severity of his 15-year prison sentence.
The 54-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in October 2018 to 21 sample charges including rape, attempted rape, anal rape and sexual assault at locations in Dublin and Leinster on dates between January 2006 and December 2017. He has n