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Sat 11 Nov 2009Three years' jail for kidnap and sexual assault of girl

A TIPPERARY man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl after driving her to a remote woodland in Co Offaly nine years ago has been jailed for three years by Mr Justice Barry White.

Joseph Finnerty (45) of Grove Villas, Roscrea, was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury last month following a six-day trial.