O'Reilly of Killeens, Ballynonty, Thurles, Co Tipperary pleaded not guilty to 81 counts of rape and sexual abuse. O'Reilly's rape of one daughter caused her to become pregnant in late 1988. Caroline Biggs SC, prosecuting, told the court that the victims wished to waive their anonymity, allowed for the naming of their abuser. He said he was taking into consideration O'Reilly's abuse of his dominant position, the duration of the offending and the incalculable pain and harm caused to the victims. She said she still gets knots in her stomach remembering how the victim told her her father was abusing her.

Source: Irish Independent June 15, 2020 14:26 UTC