Man guilty of sexually exploiting boy, 16

A middle-aged man accused of sexually exploiting a 16-year-old boy at a shopping centre toilet was found guilty of the crime, in spite of the man’s claims the boy lied and gardaí stitched him up.

The jury took less than an hour to deliver their unanimous verdict against Dahesh Patel.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin remanded Patel, aged 56, of Dillon’s Court, Dillon’s Cross, Cork, in custody for sentencing on May 10 and said: “Some kind of medical or psychiatric report might be in order.”