Jailed for sexual abuse of boys

A convicted sex offender who was a highly trusted member of his local community in Cork has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing two young boys.

The man, aged 69, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims, pleaded guilty on the morning of his trial at the Central Criminal Court to three charges of sexual abuse on dates between January and May 1991, while the boys were five and 14 years old.

The youngest victim, now 30 years old, said the man lived in a camper van next to his parents’ home.