Man, 41, guilty of 26 counts of sex assault, 64 counts of raping child over 7-year period

A Corkman who raped and sexually abused his step-daughter over a seven-year period will be sentenced later this month.

The court heard the abuse ended after the girl left her family home following a rape and told her aunt what had happened.

Gardaí were alerted and a semen swab taken from her body tested positive for her stepfather’s DNA.