Man, 21, charged with raping child relative

A man aged 21 was arrested yesterday in Cork city and charged with raping a child, related to him.

Detective Garda Eimear Brennan arrested the man at his home before 8am and brought him before Cork District Court later in the day.

The accused was told he could reply to each of the six charges brought against him but that anything he might say would be written down and could be given in evidence in court. He made no reply to any of the charges.