Man who sexually abused cousin appeals conviction

Lawyers for the 53-year-old Dubliner, who can't be named to protect his victim's identity, argued to the three-judge court that their client was tried in front of the same jury on a separate allegation of abusing a young girl.

A man who abused his young cousin by making him perform sex acts over a six-year period has asked the Court of Appeal to quash his conviction.

Lawyers for the 53-year-old Dubliner, who can't be named to protect his victim's identity, argued to the three-judge court that their client was tried in front of the same jury on a separate allegation of abusing a young girl. He was acquitted on charges relating to the girl's allegations.