Man who raped and assaulted his niece from when she was eight jailed for four years

A Cork man who raped and sexually assaulted his niece has been jailed for four years at the Central Criminal Court.

Last month the 55-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the victims’ anonymity, was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault of the girl, at the accused man's home between 1977 and 1985. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges.