Man gets 5 years for abusing child

A Dublin man who sexually abused his daughter has been jailed for five years

A Dublin man who sexually abused his daughter has been jailed for five years. The abuse began when the girl was five and continued until she was 15, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

The 51-year-old accused pleaded guilty to eight sample counts of sexual and indecent assault on dates between January 1981 and December 1991.

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