Judge criticises testimonial that claims man convicted of sexual abuse has 'strong moral compass'

The man was convicted of two counts of the oral rape of his half-sister when he was aged between 16 and 17 while the girl was between seven and eight years old

The victim said in her impact statement 'as traumatising as this experience was, nothing could have prepared me for the two weeks of court I had to endure'. File picture

A Central Criminal Court judge has described as “rather disturbing” a testimonial handed in on behalf of a man convicted of the sexual abuse of his younger half-sister which refers to his “strong moral compass”.

The 27-year-old man was convicted of two counts of oral rape on unknown dates in 2015 and early 2016 in Meath following a Central Criminal Court trial in October 2025.