Man flew to Ireland from Canada to have sex with girl

A father is due to be sentenced in Canada today for grooming and having sex with an underage Irish girl during two trips here in 2013.

The Canadian national, Jashua Robert Tremblay, 33, has pleaded guilty to three charges under Canadian child sex tourism legislation.

The prosecution is the result of a highly unusual joint Canadian-Irish police investigation. Under Canadian law, its citizens can be prosecuted for certain sexual offences committed against children abroad.