Jailed for sex abuse of girl

A 37-year-old Co Clare man has been jailed for three years at the Central Criminal Court for having sex with his sister-in-law…

A 37-year-old Co Clare man has been jailed for three years at the Central Criminal Court for having sex with his sister-in-law's teenage daughter. The self-employed driver pleaded guilty to four sample charges of unlawful carnal knowledge and sexual assault of the girl, who was 15 years old when he started abusing her, between April 1997 and May 1999.

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