Rapist who abused his daughter for 10 years had been deemed 'at risk to children', new papers show

Patrick O'Brien, who received a 12-year sentence for raping and sexually abusing his daughter Fiona Doyle in 2013, has since died. Picture: Collins Courts.

A rapist who was jailed for abusing his daughter for nearly a decade was deemed “a risk to children” by the HSE and refused to cooperate with social workers who tried to investigate him, new documents have shown.

Patrick O’Brien received a 12-year sentence, with the final nine years suspended, for raping and sexually abusing his daughter Fiona Doyle in 2013.