Farmer sentenced to eight years over sex assault of four girls

Independent.ie Saturday 5th May, 2012

A 59-year-old farmer was yesterday sentenced to eight years for sexually assaulting four young girls.John O'Connell, of Killally, Castleisland, Co Kerry, had been found guilty of 29 separate charges that he had assaulted his victims at various locations, between July 2002 and October 2008, when they were aged between 10 and 15.A teenager who was one of the four girls involved asked for future court hearings in such cases to be held behind closed ...

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