Man who sexually abused his daughter during her childhood jailed for 12 years [Video]

A MAN CONVICTED of sexually abusing his daughter during her childhood has been jailed for 12 years.

The young woman told his sentence hearing earlier this year that she was left feeling like the person on trial during the court process.

The 51-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of 12 counts of sexual assault and five counts of oral rape of his daughter on dates between 2010 and 2015 following a trial earlier this year. He has no prior convictions.

The court heard that his daughter was aged between 10 and 14 years old when she was abused.

Ms Justice Eileen Creedon set a headline sentence of 13 years for the rapes and nine years for the sexual assaults taking into account the nature of the offences, the breach of trust, the time frame and the fact the …