Man tied girl with belt before sex assault

A Cork man tied a 14-year-old girl to a bed using a belt before sexually assaulting her, a court has heard.

The 56-year-old man was found guilty by a jury earlier this month of three counts of sexually assaulting and one count of attempted rape of his partner’s younger sister at a house in Cork between April 2008 and August 2010.

After a four-day trial, the jury also found him guilty of restricting the personal liberty of a child for sexual exploitation.