Schoolboy (18) sexually assaulted cousin (15) after "developing crush"

A County Cavan man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to sexually assaulting his 15-year-old cousin as she slept beside him at his home in May 2015. He was 18 years old at the time of the offence. The court heard the pair had been raised closely together and that the man had developed a crush on his cousin. Following a birthday party where both drank alcohol, the girl fell asleep in his bed, a normal…