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	Roscommon man (57) received 14-year sentence for sexual assault of son in 2010</p>
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	The father from the Roscommon &ldquo;house of horrors&rdquo; case will on Friday begin an appeal against his conviction and 14-year sentence.</p>
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	The appeal by the 57-year-old, who was convicted in 2010 for the systematic sexual abuse of his eldest son over a three-year period, is listed for hearing before the Court of Criminal Appeal.</p>
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	The court will hear a full appeal against conviction and severity of sentence.</p>
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	The father had pleaded not guilty to 47 counts of the rape and sexual assault of his son, when the boy was aged between 12 and 15 years old.</p>
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	Despite being found guilty by a jury, he has continued to claim that he is innocent.</p>
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	Passing sentence on March 8th, 2010, Mr Justice Barry White jailed him for 14 years, but suspended the final 18 months of the sentence.</p>
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	The man&rsquo;s wife was jailed in January 2009 for the maximum term of seven years for incest, other sexual abuse, neglect and wilful ill-treatment of her six children at the family home in Co Roscommon, dubbed the &ldquo;house of horrors&rdquo;.</p>
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	She had pleaded guilty to 10 charges including forcing her 13-year-old son to have sex with her.</p>
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	She was freed in April of last year after serving five years at the D&oacute;chas women&rsquo;s prison in Dublin. She had a quarter of her sentence reduced for good behaviour.</p>
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	The couple cannot be identified to protect the identity of their victims.</p>
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