A Galway man has been jailed for the “persistent and deplorable” sexual abuse of a girl 50 years younger than him.
Sean Kinneavy (74) was also directed to pay €38,000 in compensation to cover losses suffered by the victim and her mother.
Kinneavy, of Bóthar Buí, Carraroe, Co Galway was convicted of 47 counts of sexual assault and two of rape using an object following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
The victim indicated she wished for Kinneavy to be named, but to maintain her anonymity.
The offending took place on dates between January 2013 and June 2018 at locations in Co Dublin and Co Galway.
Kinneavy was aged between 62 and 67 at the time of the offending,…