Man jailed for rape and sexual assault of boy

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A man was jailed for rape and sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court on 20 April 2018, receiving nine years with the final three suspended. The offences occurred at the boy’s family home in southwest Ireland between July 2011 and March 2012, when he was 11.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, pleaded guilty to four charges of oral rape and four of sexual assault. The court heard the abuse came to light after the boy confided in a friend while they were both in a care home.