Convicted sex offender raped girl who was intimate with his son
Richard Murphy (48) raped the then 16-year-old injured party after coming across her and his son in the garden of the house next door to where he then lived as part of his bail conditions.
He was on bail at the time for other sexual offences involving young girls, for which he has since been convicted and is currently serving a sentence.
Murphy, of Rectory Heights, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford was convicted of rape and oral rape in October 2022 following a Central Criminal Court trial sitting in Waterford in June.
He was on Monday handed a sentence of 11 years and six months consecutive to the sentence he is currently serving.
The court was told that Angelique Schreuder was happy to waive her right to anonymity to allow Murphy to be named in reporting of the case.
Imposing sentence, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor said it was aggravating that Murphy was on bail for sexual offences at the time of this offence. She noted his previous convictions relate to three young girls and include...
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