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Court of Appeal: (a) dismisses appeal against convictions of rape and sexual assault, on the grounds that additional allegations of abuse raised during the trial did not prejudice the accused in his defence; (b) allows appeal from sentences of ten years imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended in respect of two convictions of rape, on the grounds that the sentencing judge did give sufficient discount for the fact that the offender was 75 years old; and (c) substitutes a sentence of nine years imprisonment, with the last two years suspended.
Criminal law - conviction by jury - sexual assault - rape - sentences of ten years imprisonment with final 12 months suspended in respect of rapes - sentences of three years imprisonemtn with final 12 months suspended in respect of sexual assaults - appeals of convictions and sentences - new evidence adduced at trial - application to stop trial on grounds of unfairness - additional instances of abuse alleged - headline sentences of 12 years - whether sufficient allowance for age of offender - no previous convictions.
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