Man who sexually abused daughters loses appeal against conviction

The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by a 39-year-old man against his conviction for sexually assaulting his two young daughters.

Today the court of Ms Justice Fidelma Macken sitting with Mr Justice George Bermingham, and Mr Justice Daniel O'Keeffe rejected claims by man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, that the conviction he received at Dublin Circuit Court in November 2007 in respect of several charges of sexual assault against his children is unsafe and should be quashed.