Man jailed after DNA test proved defilement

A man who denied having sex with a 15-year-old girl until gardaí matched his DNA to that of her newborn child has received a three-year prison sentence.

The 32-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s anonymity, had initially denied having sex with the girl but agreed to provide a blood sample to gardaí.

Once the DNA match was made he claimed the teenager had aroused him when they were in a bed together at her parent’s home.