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flag Patrick Rea, 55, sentenced to 12 years for abusing cousin Donna Fahy, age 5–7, in the 1980s, deemed a dangerous man needing lifelong supervision.

flag Patrick Rea, 55, serving a life sentence for murder, was sentenced to 12 years for historic sexual abuse of his cousin, Donna Fahy, between 1986 and 1989 when she was five to seven. flag The judge called Rea a "very dangerous man" requiring lifelong supervision, noting the severe trauma inflicted despite Rea’s youth and mental health issues at the time. flag Though not given a second life sentence due to legal precedent for young offenders, the court imposed strict conditions including no contact with the victim or children without an adult present. flag Fahy, who waived anonymity, described enduring nightmares and a life shaped by fear and survival.

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