Convicted sex offender 'at risk of harming his own three children'

The children’s father was convicted in 1999 of the sexual abuse in 1995 of two girls under the age of 12 and he received a four-year suspended prison sentence

Tusla is seeking an interim care order to remove the three children from the family home and put them into foster care.

An expert witness has told a court it is his view that a convicted sex offender is at risk of sexual harming his own children.

At a district court family law hearing on Friday, Dr Joe Sullivan told the court  the man is also likely to engage in sexual activity with children in the future.