Rapist jailed after suspended term appeal

A man who had been given a wholly suspended seven-year sentence for raping and indecently assaulting his wife’s sister in the 1980s has been jailed for three years following an appeal.

The 53-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault against his sister-in-law on dates between 1985 and 1986.

A jury found him guilty on all counts and he was given a suspended seven-year term by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on June 7, 2013.