Court adjourns sex assault case

The sentence hearing of a man who kidnapped a boy from, Co Meath and violently sexually assaulted him has been adjourned to July…

The sentence hearing of a man who kidnapped a boy from, Co Meath and violently sexually assaulted him has been adjourned to July 25th next.

The Central Criminal Court heard assessment reports on the 20 year old defendant had not yet been completed.

He pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning the boy, aged about 11, in his car in Meath and later in various places in Northern Ireland on June 28th, 1995.

He also admitted sexually assaulting the boy.