"Abuser jailed for sexually assaulting young girl in 1995 tried to use religion to 'explain away' his crimes For the first time in 30 years, the victim of paedophile Pat Salmon is looking forward to Christmas. The 35-year-old Mayo woman came forward in the summer of last year and told her family, and later gardaí, about the sexual abuse she suffered aged five at the hands of the self-proclaimed "pillar of the community"."
"The 35-year-old Mayo woman came forward in the summer of last year and told her family, and later gardaí, about the sexual abuse she suffered aged five at the hands of the self-proclaimed "pillar of the community". A fortnight ago, Salmon (89), of Rockfield, Knock, Co Mayo, was jailed for three years for five sexual assaults against her in 1995."
A woman from Mayo, now 35, reported sexual abuse she suffered at age five by Pat Salmon in 1995. She came forward in the summer of the previous year and told her family and gardaí. For the first time in 30 years she is looking forward to Christmas. Salmon, aged 89 and living in Rockfield, Knock, Co Mayo, was sentenced to three years in prison for five sexual assaults against her in 1995. Salmon had positioned himself as a "pillar of the community" and tried to use religion to explain away his crimes.
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