Father to be sentenced for sex assault on adult daughter

A man who sexually assaulted his intellectually disabled adult daughter 17 years ago after calling to her home drunk will be sentenced next week.

The 75-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter, told gardaí on arrest he did not have much recollection of the attack. He said if she said he did it, he must have because she “doesn’t tell lies”.

He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexually assaulting the then 34-year-old at her Dublin flat on October 23, 1999.