12 years for nurse who raped wife and abused daughter

Doyle, 53, destroyed girl's childhood

- DECLAN BRENNAN

A PSYCHIATRIC nurse who sexually molested his young daughter and repeatedly raped his wife has been jailed for more than 12 years.

Martin Doyle, 53, was convicted of attacking his wife twice in May 2009 and on a third occasion in November 2011.

He was convicted of 24 counts of sexual assault of his daughter on various dates between 2004 and 2011.

He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges at the Central Criminal Court.

Prosecutor Cathleen Noctor told Justice Caroline Biggs both victims wished to waive their anonymity.

Doyle's daughter Siobhan Moore was aged around seven or eight years old and the family were staying at a house in Kells, Co Meath, in 2004 when Doyle first sexually assaulted the child.

After the family moved to Doon Rock, Gurteen, Co Sligo, he went on to repeatedly and routinely sexually assault the girl until she turned 15.

He was convicted of 27 counts of sexual assault in total, including 11 sample counts covering sexual assaults of the child while she was showering.

The victim told the trial the attacks took place two to three times a week.

Nine charges related to sexual assaults committed at Lough Gara, Gurteen.