Paedophile paid relatives to conceal years of abuse

A paedophile who sexually abused three relatives over a four-year period paid his young victims to remain quiet.

The 23-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, abused his brother and two cousins, one of them a girl aged just eight.

Garda Sgt Joe Keeley told Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal the offences came to light in Feb 2011 when a cousin using the man’s mobile phone saw explicit texts in his sent messages list.