Corkman found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his younger cousin

Abuse took place many times over a 10-year period and started when the complainant was aged five and the defendant was 18, court heard

Jury found defendant guilty on all 33 counts on the indictment that commenced with indecent assaults and sexual assaults but also included both oral rape and anal rape. File picture: Larry Cummins

A Cork man who was found guilty by a jury of raping and sexually assaulting his younger cousin over a 10-year period from when the victim was only five years old will be sentenced in January.

Ms Justice Eileen Creedon adjourned sentencing until January 16 at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork when the jury of five women and seven men returned with unanimous verdicts of guilty against the 55-year-old.