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Thu 05 May 2004Galway man to appeal conviction for rapeThe Connemara father at the centre of a rape trial two years ago, which ultimately led to the resignation of then Government minister, Mr Bobby Molloy, is to appeal both his conviction and the severity of his sentence.Patrick Naughton (51), of Cinn Mhara, Camus, Co Galway, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for raping and abusing his daughter over a ten-year period. He was convicted in April 2002 on 18 sample charges of raping and buggering his daughter over a period of six years, from 1987. The abuse started when she was nine.