Judge jails sex offender for sexual assault and defilement of boy, 14, he met online

A Cavan sex offender has been jailed for five years for the sexual assault and defilement of a 14-year-old boy he met following contact through a website.

Michael Galligan (aged 40), who is on the sex offenders register, has four previous convictions including one for sexual assault and one for a breach of the Sex Offenders Act.