Man jailed after turning to 10-year-old for sex

A man who fell out with his partner, then turned to her 10-year-old daughter for sex has been sentenced to 12 years, with three suspended.

The man, who cannot be named, told gardaí he had been having difficulty with his partner and it came into his mind that he would “ask the child for sex and if she said no I would stop”.

The investigating garda agreed with Garret Baker BL, prosecuting, that the man said in his mind he thought it was “okay” and he thought there “was an element of consent”.