Laois man jailed for two-and-a-half years after indecent assault on young neighbour

A Laois man convicted of indecently assaulting a girl in his neighbourhood when he was a teenager has been jailed for two and a half years.

The now 49-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was convicted by a jury of one count of indecent assault of the girl in a field on a date between 1983 and 1985, following a trial at the Central Criminal Court. He was acquitted by the jury of raping the girl.