Man who avoided jail for raping wife's young sister sentenced to three years in prison

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 today been sentenced to three years in jail following an appeal by prosecutors.

The 53-year-old man, 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 committed against his wife's sister on dates between 1985 and 1986.