Taxi driver Raymond Shorten jailed for raping girl in the wake of her mother’s funeral
A Dublin taxi driver has been jailed for 13 years for the rape and sexual abuse of a seven-year-old girl over a decade ago.
Raymond Shorten (50) of Melrose Crescent, Clondalkin was convicted in May of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault in 2012 of the young girl.
The now 20-year-old woman has indicated she wishes for Shorten to be named, but to retain her anonymity.
On Monday, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo said the aggravating factors included the seriousness of the offending, the age and vulnerability of the victim, and its impact on her.
He noted that Shorten raped the victim for the first time in the wake of her mother’s funeral when she would have been “extremely vulnerable” due to her recent loss.
The judge said this showed a lack of “any compassion for the child”. He said Shorten “couldn’t have cared less” about the long-term pain and suffering this would have caused to the girl.
Mr Justice Naidoo said the victim impact statement described the “deep and…
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