Elderly abuser has sentence cut on appeal

A 78-year-old American resident has successfully appealed a prison sentence imposed for serious sexual offences against a minor in County Mayo. The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to sexual assault, possession of child pornography, and attempted buggery of a child spanning the period between 2000 and 2005. He had initially received a custodial term…