'Today is when I start to live,' says woman raped as a girl more than 1,000 times by foster father

The woman told gardaí that from the age of 11 to 18 years old, she was raped between four and five times per week by Stephen Murray

Stephen Murray (pictured) was sentenced to seven years for the sexual assault and 12 years in prison for the 14 charges of rape, with the final 12 months suspended. Picture: Paddy Cummins

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A foster father who raped his foster daughter more than 1,000 times has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.