Child abuser jailed for 12 years and 4 months
A man who admitted 32 charges involving sexual abuse of three children has been jailed for 12 years and four months at Derry Crown Court.
The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims admitted the series of sexual offences that took place between April 1, 1982 and August 31, 2018.
The court heard that the victims were at various ages when the abuse took place.
The offending involved touching and digital penetration.
The man, the court heard, was godfather to one of his victims and one of the assaults took place when the child was in bed beside her mother.
Passing sentence Judge Roseanne McCormick KC said that it was believed that the defendant posed a low risk of re-offending.
She said but the offending took place over three decades.
She imposed a total sentence of 12 years and 4 months.
The defendant will be subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order for 10 years after his release from prison.