Offaly farmer jailed for assaulting niece

A Co Offaly farmer has been given a 30-month sentence by Mr Justice Peter Charleton at the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his niece over a decade ago.

Offaly farmer jailed for assaulting niece

A Co Offaly farmer has been given a 30-month sentence by Mr Justice Peter Charleton at the Central Criminal Court for sexually assaulting his niece over a decade ago.

The 54-year-old man was convicted by a jury in December on nine charges of sexually assaulting the then teenager on dates from 1990 to 1995. The trial took four days.

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