Man jailed for having sexual relationship with girl, 14

A now 22-year-old man was yesterday jailed for 16 months for having sex with a girl under the age of 15, with whom he had a relationship when both were teenagers.

Marcin Kaczmarek, of Lodgewood, Kenmare, Co Kerry, will also be placed on the sex offenders register for a period of 10 years.

He had pleaded guilty in May at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee to charges of defilement, sexual assault, and digital penetration of a schoolgirl he had initially met through Facebook and later, engaged in sexual activities with, at a sports pitch in Co Kerry in 2014.