Uncle engaged in 'persistent, nasty and insidious' abuse of his four nieces

Patrick Caffrey, 55, with an address at Grove Road, Harold's Cross, Dublin, pleaded guilty to a total of 22 counts of sexual assault committed against his four nieces on dates between December 1, 1991, and December 18, 2003

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Patrick Caffrey abused one victim while she was babysitting his children and abused another while she was in a bed in the same room as his sleeping daughter.

A man who sexually assaulted four of his nieces during visits to his home has been jailed for three years.

Patrick Caffrey, 55, engaged in “persistent, nasty and insidious” offending over a 12-year period against his four nieces, three of whom were children when the abuse began.