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Court of Appeal has re-sentenced a clergy member, adjusting the additional prison term for historical sexual offences against a minor from five years to two and a half years. This adjustment ensures the total sentence does not exceed 21 and a half years, considering the appellant's advanced age and the principle of totality. The original decision by the Central Criminal Court to impose consecutive sentences for rape and sexual assault was upheld, but the aggregate sentence was deemed disproportionate. The appellant's previous convictions and the gravity of the offences were taken into account, alongside the mitigating factors of an early guilty plea and remorse shown.
Historical sexual offences, clergy member, Court of Appeal, Central Criminal Court, consecutive sentences, principle of totality, re-sentencing, mitigating factors, guilty plea, remorse, sexual assault, rape, Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990, victim impact statement, An Garda Síochána, proportionality, distributive justice.
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