Cork man found guilty on 61st count of rape and child cruelty 

Accused man remanded in custody for sentencing on June 27, when the court will hear three victim impact statements

The jury returned at about noon on Wednesday with their 61st guilty verdict — on the final count of raping his then partner a second time. Picture: Larry Cummins 

The 56-year-old Cork man who repeatedly sang ‘Oh Lord it’s so hard to be humble” after upsetting his partner’s children with acts of cruelty will be sentenced on June 27 for raping and sexually assaulting his then partner and her son.

The jury returned at about noon on Wednesday with their 61st guilty verdict — on the final count of raping his then partner a second time. Late on Tuesday afternoon, they found him guilty on one other count of raping his then partner, 52 counts of sexually assaulting her, cruelty to her son and daughter, four counts of sexually assaulting her son in the shower and one count of anally raping her son.