Girl sexually assaulted after petting dogs, court hears

A 12-year-old girl who went to rub two dogs at the back of a house was sexually assaulted by the owner, it was alleged in a trial by judge and jury yesterday.

A jury was sworn in to hear the case before Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where a middle-aged man pleaded not guilty to a count of sexual assault.