A man who sexually abused his daughter and his cousin in separate incidents 25 years apart has been jailed for four years. The man was also found guilty of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old daughter during a family holiday to Florida in June 2014. The man, who has no previous convictions, acknowledges the verdicts but continues to protest his innocence, defence counsel Brian McInerney said. The defendant followed her and suggested that they go skinny-dipping “like it was a game”, the complainant told the court. Sentencing the man, Judge Jonathan Dunphy paid tribute to the complainants, whose statements he described as “honest, courageous and brave”.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 22:05 UTC