'Paedophile of the dangerous kind' Peter Sharkey jailed for 18 years

"He stole a piece of my soul and today I'm here to reclaim it."

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017 - 17:46

By Sarah-Jane Murphy

A man described by a judge as “a paedophile of the dangerous kind” has been jailed for 18 years for raping and abusing children for nearly three decades.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Mucknow Street, Castleblaney Place: Co Monaghan Place: Co Louth Place: gardaí Place: Dundalk Person: Peter Sharkey Person: Sarah-Jane Murphy Person: Sharkey Person: Patrick McCarthy Person: Justice Person: McCarthy Organisation: Central Criminal Court Organisation: DK Interiors

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