Man who had sex with teenage girls jailed for two years

A MAN who had sex with two teenage girls has been jailed for two years.

Keith O’Donnell, aged 33, of Smith O’Brien Avenue, Kileely, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to nine counts of defilement of the girls on dates in 2006 and 2008. The court heard O’Donnell admitted being fascinated by black girls. When his home was searched, Gardaí found pornographic DVDs featuring black women and women dressed as schoolgirls.

Judge Carroll Moran imposing two concurrent two-year sentences said the accused preyed on very young girls and manipulated them by giving them gifts such as phone credits. “The tenderness of their age is a serious aggravating factor,” he said.