Sisters raped by neighbour get €1m in damages

TWO sisters who were raped and sexually assaulted by a neighbour after they babysat his children were given more than €1 million in damages in the High Court yesterday.

Sisters raped by neighbour get €1m in damages

The man who raped the girls, who were 11 and 12 years of age at the time, was convicted and sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment in December 2003 after a second trial.

Each of the women is to receive a little more than €596,000 and the court was told more than €200,000 had been lodged in court by the defendant. Mr Justice Vivian Lavan ordered €100,000 be paid out to each of the plaintiffs.

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