Man gets three years for molesting nephew

A 40-year-old man who molested his then 13-year-old nephew and e-mailed naked photographs of the teenager to an acquaintance, has been jailed for three years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The south Dublin man who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victim, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and distribution of the photographs, as well as six charges of sexual assault on dates between 1 November 1993 and November 27, 1994.