13-year-old girl attempted suicide after Dublin man harassed her

A 43-year-old Dublin man has been jailed for 18 months for harassing a 13-year-old girl - sending her menacing messages - and asking her for sex.

Terence Weldrege of Castlekevin Road in Coolock admitted carrying out the harassment, sexual exploitation and sending explicit messages between September 2011 and January 2012.