Charlene Masterson who was abused by her father David Masterson speaking to the media outside the Criminal Courts of Justice after he was jailed for 17 years. Picture: CollinsA FATHER who sexually abused his daughter over a seven-and-a-half year period after first blackmailing her has been jailed for 17 years. Mr Justice Michael White said today there had been a “fundamental breach of trust” between a father and his only daughter. Over seven-and-a-half years she was forced to have sex with her father and other men on numerous occasions, the court heard. She had no sexual experience whatsoever prior to the beginning of the offending, the court heard.

Source: Irish Independent July 22, 2021 11:48 UTC