Wexford rapist remanded in custody

A Wexford farm labourer who raped a schoolgirl several times has been remanded in custody for sentence by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.

The 29-year-old man who cannot be named to protect the victim's identity pleaded guilty to six sample counts of raping the then nine to 12-year-old girl who is related to him on dates from 1997 to 1999.