Garda takes civil action against cousin over alleged child sexual abuse

'I want him exposed for who he is and what he has done.'

In the High Court, the woman is claiming damages for, among other things, alleged sexual and physical abuse and oral and digital rape which she says took place on dates between 1984 and 1992.

A garda has told the High Court she has taken a civil action against her cousin alleging he sexually abused her as a child because she does not want him to harm someone else.

The woman said she is “consumed” by the memories of the alleged sexual assault and oral and digital rape, which are alleged to have occurred on a number of occasions in the man’s bedroom when she was aged between about five and 12 years old.