Man jailed for sexual assault of friend's seven-year-old son

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A man was jailed for three years for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 November 2019.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the victim's anonymity, was convicted of sexually assaulting his friend's son while staying with the family.

He denied the assault and was acquitted on one charge involving the boy's younger brother, while a jury was directed to return a not guilty verdict on another.