'He stole my happy childhood' - Man to be sentenced for attempted rape of girl in Cork

The girl thanked gardaí for the way in which they handled her complaint, saying that in their approach to her “I never was made to feel anything except a strong survivor"

It emerged that the accused had confessed to the crimes 24 years ago. Picture: Dan Linehan

A woman made a complaint two years ago that she had been sexually abused by a man when she was aged seven to 10, but when the investigation commenced it emerged that the accused had confessed to these very crimes 24 years ago.

The victim had never known of this 1997 confession until it emerged during the most recent investigation.