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Fiona Doyle on new sentence for rapist father: "I'm not a victim anymore, I'm now a survivor"

Patrick O’Brien will now spend another 7 years in jail after it was ruled that his original three year sentence was too lenient.

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Jan 26th 2015, 12:20 PM

Court hears Patrick O'Brien's sentence was too lenient regardless of age or medical condition

The 74-year-old’s sentence was revised after the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled that his original three year sentence was too lenient.

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Jan 19th 2015, 8:32 PM