Four-year-old Kerry boy 'raped by babysitter's son, 14', court hears

Teen denies he raped boy while playing 'magic game' in his bedroom

The defendant, who is now 16 years old, went on trial Friday at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork. File picture: Denis Minihane

A four-year-old Kerry boy was raped by the 14-year-old son of his babysitter while playing “a magic game” in the teenager’s bedroom, it was alleged at the opening of a trial today.

The defendant, who is now 16-years-old, went on trial before Ms Justice Eileen Creedon and a jury of six men and six women at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork.