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Kerry man jailed for rape of family member

Girl was molested from age 11 as abuse escalated to rape in 1970s

Kerry man jailed for rape of family member

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

Declan Brennan

A 75-year-old Kerry man has been jailed for 10 years for the rape of his sister-in-law in the early 1970s.

Jimmy Flannery, of Baile Na Buaile, Dingle, began molesting the child from the age of 11. The abuse escalated later to rape.

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Place: Baile na Buaile Place: Dingle Place: Conor Pass Place: Ballydavid Person: Kerry Person: Jimmy Flannery Person: Flannery Person: Mary Courtney Person: Bernard Condon Person: Margaret Heneghan Organisation: Central Criminal Court

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