Judge urged to jail rapist Adams for at least 15 years

Gerry Adams’s sex abuser brother, who is being held in high-security custody in the North amid concerns he is under threat, should be jailed for at least 15 years, a judge has been urged.

Liam Adams, aged 58, from Belfast, was convicted last month of raping and sexually assaulting his daughter Aine Dahlstrom in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Lawyer Ciaran Murphy told Judge Corinne Philpott guidelines indicated 15 years was an appropriate starting point for a sentence, before aggravating or mitigating factors were considered.