Man who suffered decade of 'horrific and debased' sexual abuse by uncle awarded €203k

The uncle is currently serving a seven-and-a-half-year jail sentence for his crimes and has never apologised for what he did

The psychiatrist had dealt with a lot of institutional abuse cases but in her opinion the severity and ferocity of the abuse in this case put it in the top five such cases of her career. File picture

A 33-year-old man who suffered "horrific and debased" rape and sexual abuse by his uncle for 10 years has been awarded €203,000 by the High Court.

The victim's psychiatrist said it was in the top five childhood and adolescent abuse cases that she had dealt with in 40 years of practice. The uncle is currently serving a seven-and-a-half-year jail sentence, imposed in 2016, for his crimes.