'Absolute disgrace' - judge condemns farmer who abused three granddaughters and transferred land to avoid compensation
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'Absolute disgrace' - judge condemns farmer who abused three granddaughters and transferred land to avoid compensation
"An elderly farmer who sexually abused his three granddaughters has been condemned along with his son and heir as "an absolute disgrace" and devoid of decency by a judge during civil proceedings taken by one of the victims."
"Judge Eoin Garavan, sitting in the Western Circuit Civil Court in Galway, made his comments following the evidence of the farmer's eldest son, who was transferred ownership of the farm after the abuse became known within the family."
Civil proceedings were taken by one of the victims in the Western Circuit Civil Court in Galway. An elderly farmer sexually abused his three granddaughters and was condemned along with his son and heir as an absolute disgrace and devoid of decency. The eldest son provided evidence at the proceedings. The eldest son had been transferred ownership of the farm after the abuse became known within the family. The case highlights family sexual abuse, the intra-family transfer of property following disclosure, and strong condemnation of the conduct of both the farmer and his son.
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