Woman's report of abuse was rebuffed twice by gardaí, court told, as man gets 12 years for her rape

'I was made to believe that speaking out would destroy my family and cause terrible consequences.'

Mr Justice McGrath set a headline sentence of 14 years, suspended the final two years and backdated it for time spent in custody. File picture

A woman who was raped by her uncle while he was babysitting her attempted to report the abuse to gardaí on two occasions but was rebuffed, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Michael Poole, aged 65, was unanimously convicted by a jury of 14 counts of raping Lisa Brown on dates between 1980 and 1988. He was also convicted of eight counts of indecent assault.