Man who abused cousin and nieces jailed for 14 years

A Meath man who sexually abused three young female relatives has been jailed for 14 years.

His first victim was a cousin he raped after telling her he had something to show her in the woods. He later went on to sexually abuse two of his nieces in their grandparent’s house.

The 43-year old man, who cannot be identified to protect his victims’ identities, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to representative counts of rape, sexual assault and anal rape on dates between 1989 and 2001.