Ten years for Wicklow man for raping boy

A 31-year-old Co Wicklow man who orally raped and sexually assaulted a young boy has been jailed for 10 years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

The former Irish Army man, who also served with the United Nations in the Lebanon, pleaded guilty to 14 charges of sexual assault and oral rape on dates in 2001 and 2002 in Ireland and abroad. He cannot be named for legal reasons.