A man who raped a babysitter nearly 30 years ago has succeeded in having his 11-year sentence reduced on appeal. John Regan (62), Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, was jailed for 11 years in April 2008 after a Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty of raping the now 38-year-old woman on a date in 1982 and on three charges of indecently assaulting her on dates between 1979 and 1984.
The victim had asked for Regan to be named in media reports of the case.
Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman, sitting with Mr Justice Declan Budd and Mr Justice Michael Moriarty, said the court would substitute the 11-year sentence with one of seven years with one suspended.