A former garda who impersonated a female colleague online and encouraged strangers to come to her house to rape her and her young daughters has been jailed for seven years.
Ms Justice Eileen Creedon said Shane Flanagan, who resigned from the force in March this year, showed a breathtaking disregard for the safety of his victim.
Flanagan admitted two counts of inciting two men to rape the woman, who had been a friend, on dates between November and December 2020.
He also admitted six counts of endangering the woman and her teenage daughters through his communications online and he pleaded guilty to possessing four images of child sexual abuse material.
Judge Creedon sentenced him to eight years and suspended the final year.
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