'She should hold her head up high' - Judge praises young victim as he jails man for violently raping her

A young man who attacked and violently raped a 15-year-old girl in his home has been jailed for six years.

The man (aged 20), who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victim, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to rape and assault causing harm to the girl at his Co. Meath home in the early hours of March 27, 2018.