Teenager claims 51-year-old sexually assaulted her during bus trip

A TEENAGE girl broke down in tears in court yesterday as she claimed a Skibbereen man older than her father sexually assaulted her on a bus as she was travelling home from a friend’s party.

Teenager claims 51-year-old sexually assaulted her during bus trip

The girl, who was 15 years old at the time, told Cork Circuit Court that James “Mock” O’Driscoll, aged 51, of Marsh Road, Skibbereen, felt the inside of her inner thigh and asked her to kiss him as they travelled from Skibbereen to Cork on November 11, 2006.

The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was returning to Cork from her friend’s birthday party in Bandon.

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