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‘My mother was supposed to protect me’ – Wexford woman jailed for allowing her child to be abused by stepfather

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‘My mother was supposed to protect me’ – Wexford woman jailed for allowing her child to be abused by stepfather

A three year prison sentence was recorded, with the final two years suspended, with the condition that she must attend AA meetings and psychotherapy on release from jail. Stock image

A 61-year-old Wexford woman offered an apology in the Circuit Court for allowing her daughter to be preyed on by her husband when she was still a child. The apology could not head off a prison sentence for the defendant, however, who pleaded guilty to child cruelty and wilful neglect.

The charges arose from the woman’s failure to prevent what was happening under her roof two decades ago. The complainant, who was present for the sentencing hearing in Wexford, reckoned that her stepfather first had sexual intercourse with her some time after her 12th birthday.

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