Sex assault term doubled

AN elderly Kilkenny man who repeatedly assaulted nine girls over a 21-year period has had his sentence more than doubled following an appeal by the DPP.

The Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday imposed a 10-year sentence on Edwin Curry, 64, having found that his original four-year sentence was “unduly lenient” and a “substantial departure” from the norm.

Presiding judge Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell said that the abuse was “exceptionally depraved” and that Curry poses a risk of reoffending.