Father remanded for sentencing

A Cork father who raped his two daughters over a 20-year period has been remanded on continuing bail for sentence on February…

A Cork father who raped his two daughters over a 20-year period has been remanded on continuing bail for sentence on February 2nd next year.

The 63-year-old former soldier pleaded guilty to 16 sample charges from a total of 284 on the indictment covering dates from 1968 to 1998. He committed the crimes at six addresses, including an Army barracks.

He admitted six charges of unlawful carnal knowledge of one daughter, as well as five more charges of unlawful carnal knowledge and five of rape of his second daughter. The victims are now aged 40 and 31, respectively.

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