Dad, 66, appeals sentence for raping son from age 6

A man jailed for raping his son from the age of six years old and locking him in a box in their Waterford home has been granted an extension of time to appeal his conviction and sentence.

The 66-year-old was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of nine counts of raping his son from the age of six and one count of child cruelty.

He was acquitted of raping the child with a poker.