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A woman, who was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted by a man in her church choir in the 1970s, has been awarded damages of €4m by a High Court jury.
It is the highest award of its kind.
Joseph Carrick, from Carysfort Woods, Blackrock, Co Dublin, was described in court as an “evil paedophile” who preyed on children.
Carrick, who is now in his 70s, did not defend the case taken by Jacqueline O’Toole, 55, from Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
In a separate related case yesterday, another woman, Geraldine Nolan, from Townsend Street, Dublin 2, was awarded €700,000 for rape and sexual assault by the same man.
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