West Cork paedophile gets 20-year sentence

THE West Cork man who sexually abused at least 15 children — some when they were as young as two years old — was given a 20-year jail sentence yesterday with the last seven years suspended.

Kevin Scully, aged 26, of Glounaphuca, Caharagh, Drimoleague, Co Cork, has been in custody since May 2003, much of that at the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) and Judge Patrick J Moran backdated the sentence to that date. Taking into consideration the backdating of the sentence, the suspended period and the one quarter remission of sentence that can be given by the prison authorities, Scully could be released from jail as early as the beginning of 2013.

When he is released, he will be under the supervision of the probation service for a period of 10 years.