The paedophile brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams was told he had committed the greatest breach of trust imaginable as he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping his daughter. Liam Adams, 58, from west Belfast, showed no visible sign of remorse as a judge passed sentence in Belfast Crown Court, shaking his head occasionally during the hearing and then smiling and laughing as he was led from the dock. As his crimes were committed at a time when offenders in Northern Ireland were still eligible for 50% remission on jail terms - a policy that has since been reformed - Adams is set to be released after spending eight years behind bars. The former youth worker was found guilty last...
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