Teen who assaulted foster sister jailed for four years

A teenager who sexually assaulted the young daughter of his foster family on several occasions over a three-year period has been jailed for four years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The now 18-year-old man, who was 15 when the offences came to light, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting the then 4-6 year old girl between 1999 and 2001 at his foster home in north Dublin.