Child rapist convicted of sex assault and defilement of girl

CONVICTED child rapist and gangland criminal Stephen “Rossi” Walsh has been found guilty of the sexual assault and defilement of a child.

Walsh, aged 64, formerly of Belgrave Road, Rathgar, and also Harold’s Cross Road, is currently serving 10 years for the rape and indecent assault of two girls aged nine and seven.

In under two hours of deliberation, the jury yesterday at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court returned a unanimous guilty verdict on 11 counts, two of sexual assault and nine of defilement on dates between August 1, 2008, and January 6, 2009.