Overview

• Campbell, 63, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court after a jury in June convicted him of section 4 rape at the boy’s home in October 2017.
• The court imposed a headline sentence of 11 years, reduced to 10 years with the final 18 months suspended, resulting in 8.5 years in custody.
• Concurrent six-year terms were ordered for related sexual assault offences, with a requirement to engage with the Probation Service for 12 months upon release.
• The court ordered no contact by Campbell or anyone on his behalf with Devin O’Donnell during imprisonment and for five years after release.
• Mr O’Donnell, now 19, waived anonymity to name Campbell and delivered a victim impact statement, while Campbell maintains his innocence.