Man who began raping daughter at age 8 is jailed for 12 years

A MAN who admitted “grooming” his daughter before raping and sexually assaulting her has received a 12-year sentence to run consecutive to an earlier jail term for raping two other teenage girls.

The 42-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping the girl, starting when she was aged 8, on dates from April 20, 2000 to April 14, 2007.

He also pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the girl on a date unknown between May 14, 1998 and June 4, 1998.