Man who sexually abused friend's son, 7, gets three years and still disputes charge

A man who sexually abused his friend's seven-year-old son while staying in her house has been jailed for three years.

The 35-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victim, continues to deny he sexually assaulted the boy and he wrote a letter to the court making “disparaging comments” about the victim's mother, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.