Abuse victim felt he was 'the only one who could see the monster in the room'

A Leitrim man who sexually abused a boy in his community while calling him "a dirty little queer" has been jailed for eight years.

Abuse victim felt he was 'the only one who could see the monster in the room'

A Leitrim man who sexually abused a boy in his community while calling him "a dirty little queer" has been jailed for eight years.

Damien Reilly (39) was 17 years old when he began abusing the nine-year-old boy.

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