Kerry man jailed for rape of family member

Girl was molested from age 11 as abuse escalated to rape in 1970s

A 75-year-old Kerry man has been jailed for 10 years for the rape of his sister-in-law in the early 1970s.

Jimmy Flannery, of Baile Na Buaile, Dingle, began molesting the child from the age of 11. The abuse escalated later to rape.