Man has rape sentence reduced on appeal

A 62-year-old man who raped a baby-sitter nearly 30 years ago has succeeded in having his 11-year sentence reduced by four years on appeal.

John Gerard Regan (aged 62) of Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo was jailed for 11 years in April 2008 after a Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty of raping the now 38-year-old woman on a date in 1982 and on three charges of indecently assaulting her on dates between 1979 and 1984.