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A man who became a trusted friend of a family after befriending them has been jailed for 14 years for the continual sexual abuse of two of their young daughters in Galway.
Benedick Joel (46) of Carraig Art, Truskey West, Barna, Galway, was convicted following a Central Criminal Court trial last February of 24 counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted anal rape on dates in 2017 and 2018.