Man who raped brother fails in bid have jail sentence reduced

'He imposed a life sentence on me,' says victim, adding his older brother had taken advantage of a child's innocence to satisfy his own sexual desire

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A man who was jailed for eight years for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his younger brother over a 10-year period has failed in his appeal to have his sentence reduced.

John Murphy abused his brother for a decade, starting when his victim was 10. For the latter years, he carried out the abuse when his brother was asleep. All of the crimes took place in the family home in a Cork town between 1988 and 1997.