He previously appeared before Judge Sinéad McMullen at Tullamore Circuit Court, where the court heard details of the abuse of his niece, Maeve Leahy, during the mid-1980s and 1990s.
A former GAA referee from Old Kilcullen has been jailed for indecently assaulting his niece, starting when she was just three or four years old and continuing until she reached puberty.
79-year-old Thomas Howard was today sentenced to six years and nine months in prison.
He previously appeared before Judge Sinéad McMullen at Tullamore Circuit Court, where the court heard details of the abuse of his niece, Maeve Leahy, during the mid-1980s and 1990s.
Ms Leahy, now 46, told the court she finally came forward because the years of abuse had been “destroying” her.
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