A woman who was raped by her stepfather on her 15th birthday has waived her anonymity to allow him to be named.
Anthony Byrne, 55, was found guilty following a Central Criminal Court trial in May of two counts of raping his stepdaughter Kim Jordan in 2002.
Ms Jordan, 36, waived her anonymity to allow Byrne to be named.
In her victim impact statement, which Ms Jordan read to the court, she said Byrne had blamed her during the trial for his actions.
"I felt humiliated and shamed, as you portrayed me to be some kind of teenage sexual temptress," she said.
Byrne, of Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot in Dublin 10, had come into her life when she was quite young and the court heard the relationship was significant for her as they were close when she was a child.
"After spending my very early years wondering why my biological father wasn't around and why my family was broken, I felt as though my prayers had been answered and I finally had the family I longed for when Tony came into my life and that I finally had a dad," she said.
"Little did I know his plan was to use me for his sick sexual pleasures and would go on to ruin my life," she added.
The court heard the offending occurred when Ms Jordan was on holidays in Spain on the day of her 15th birthday in 2002 and a few months later in her family home.
Ms Jordan made a complaint to gardaí in 2018.
She said the rape occurred on her 15th birthday after she went back to the apartment the family were staying in to have a shower before dinner.
She said that she zoned out and became completely numb and wishing she was dead and still has the memory of the woodchip wallpaper as she faced away while he was raping her.
She was worried she would become pregnant.
Byrne was also convicted of a second count of rape, which happened some months after they had returned from Spain.
John Byrne SC, defending, said his client never denied sexual contact with the girl but denied any allegation of rape.
"Mr Byrne must respect the verdict of the jury but doesn’t accept it," the barrister told the court.
Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said she noted that Byrne had said he was "having an affair with his teenage stepdaughter".
Justice Ring said she was not in a position to impose a sentence for Byrne until 31 July next due to the late submission of documents.
The judge also noted recent changes in the Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Bill meaning people convicted of a sexual offence must have character references made via oath or affidavit at sentencing hearings.
However, defence counsel objected to this and Justice Ring agreed the new law enacted last week only applied to those convicted following the passing of this bill.
