Gerry Adams testifiedhe had known ofthe rape allegationssince 1987 and confrontedhis brother,but did not tell policeuntil 2007.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -The brother of Sinn Fein partyleader Gerry Adams has beensentenced to 16 years in prisonfor repeatedly raping his daughterwhen she was aged 4 to 9.Liam Adams, 58, laughed withprison guards as he was takenfrom Belfast Crown Court tobegin his sentence onWednesday. His victim, Aine,now 40, watched from the publicgallery and did not speak toreporters afterward.She testified against her fatherafter accusing Sinn Fein, andspecifically her uncle Gerry, oftrying to silence her and savethe party embarrassment.Gerry Adams testified he hadknown of the rape allegationssince 1987 and confronted hisbrother, but did not tell policeuntil 2007, the year that hisIrish nationalist party abandonedits policy of refusing tocooperate with police.
