Conviction for repeated abuse of young boy upheld

A man in his fifties has failed in his appeal against conviction for the historic sexual abuse of his younger cousin at a property in County Donegal during the 1980s. The Court of Appeal dismissed the challenge on Friday, upholding a jury's verdict on all 24 counts of indecent assault following a trial in July 2019. The appellant had argued the trial judge erred in declining to sever the indictment for separate…