Rape sentence date adjourned

The sentence hearing of a Mayo man who raped his daughter when she was under 15 has been adjourned to March 20th.

The sentence hearing of a Mayo man who raped his daughter when she was under 15 has been adjourned to March 20th.

In January, the 34 year old defendant pleaded guilty to two charges of raping his now 16 year old daughter on unknown dates between January 1994 and July 1995. He also admitted a third charge of sexually assaulting her on a date unknown between January and July 1993.

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