Man (53) jailed for having sex with mentally impaired cousin has sentence reduced

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Ruaidhrí Giblin

A Dublin man jailed for having sex with his mentally impaired cousin, has had his five year sentence reduced to an 18 month jail term on appeal.

The 53-year-old Dublin man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to eight counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with his mentally impaired female cousin at different locations between 1998 and 2003.