Man gets eight years for raping young Roscommon girl several times

A 51-year-old man who raped a young girl on several occasions in County Roscommon and who told gardaí it was “just a compulsion” has been jailed for eight years.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to five charges of oral rape, five charges of anal rape, five charges of vaginal rape and five charges of sexual assault between 2004 and 2008.