Man who abused boy jailed for three years

AN alcoholic who lured a boy aged seven away from his front garden, falsely imprisoned and sexually assaulted him twice has been jailed for three years.

Michael McKenna, aged 34, of Backlane Hostel, Christchurch, Dublin, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one of false imprisonment of the child at a Dublin address in February 25, 2011.

Judge Martin Nolan granted an application at the request of the child’s parents to lift reporting restrictions in relation to McKenna so he could be named in the media.