Sonya McLean and Eimear DoddA man who engaged in “demeaning and humiliating behaviour” when he sexually abused a teenage girl over 30 years ago has been jailed. The now 68-year-old man sexually abused the victim as a child while she was minding his young son. On one occasion, he sexually abused her in his son’s bedroom, while on another occasion, he sexually abused her in a car that his wife was driving. Ms Justice O'Connor noted the offence of sexual assault of a child now carries a maximum penalty of 14 years. The woman said she was afraid to tell anyone because she was worried that she had done something to make the man abuse her.

Source: The Herald November 22, 2024 09:55 UTC