Cork man accused of sex assault on girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter

A jury has been sworn in to hear the case against a man accused of sexually exploiting and sexually assaulting his then girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter.

The accused, who is aged in his mid-30s, pleaded not guilty to two charges on the indictment against him at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, namely sexually assaulting the girl and sexually exploiting her.

Siobhán Lankford, prosecuting, gave the four women and eight men sworn in to hear the case an outline of the anticipated evidence but stressed that the outline would not itself be evidence.