Man convicted of sexually abusing son of childhood friend

A man has been convicted by a jury of sexually abusing the son of his childhood friend while he was staying with the family almost seven years ago.
The 35-year-old pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three charges of sexual assault, two of which relate to the older brother who was seven at the time and one which relates to the younger brother who was five, at their Dublin home on dates between August 2012 and March 2013.