A man has been sentenced to 12 years for sexually assaulting and anally raping his young stepdaughter in Leitrim and Mayo over a four-year period.
The man (37) pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to six sample counts of sexual assault and two counts of anally raping his stepdaughter in their home between 2004 and 2008 from when she was six years old. Mr Justice Paul Carney said he noted the man’s remorse and early admissions and suspended the final four years of the term.
A garda told the court the man made a full admission after the young victim revealed details of the abuse to her mother while on holiday abroad.
