Man raped his granddaughter

A 74-year-old Co Kildare man has been found guilty by the Central Criminal Court of raping and indecently assaulting his granddaughter…

A 74-year-old Co Kildare man has been found guilty by the Central Criminal Court of raping and indecently assaulting his granddaughter on dates between her third and ninth birthdays. Mr Justice Carney remanded him on continuing bail for sentence on May 20th next.

The now 23-year-old woman told the jury that her father had raped her between her 11th and 13th birthdays and been jailed for his sexual abuse of her.

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