Westmeath man acquitted of charges of raping family members

A Westmeath man has been acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of 10 counts of raping and sexually abusing his two daughters and raping his younger brother-in-law over an eight-year period.

The 44-year-old accused pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial to 35 charges of sexual assault, oral rape, anal rape and rape of his two daughters and younger brother-in-law on dates between December 1, 1991 and June 1999 when the children were aged between five and 15 years.