Man who had sex with 16-year-old when he was 19 is sentenced

A Co Mayo man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the defilement of a 16-year-old girl in June 2012, when he was 19 years old. The victim, a relative of his former partner, was described in court as a deeply innocent child who suffered significant psychological trauma following the incident. The court heard she subsequently experienced suicidal…