Corkman acquitted of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter 

Jury returns non guilty verdicts on all four counts after five hours of deliberations

The accused denied all allegations.

A 33-year-old man accused of four counts of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter was found not guilty by a jury after more than five hours of deliberations.

The accused clutched a cross on a chain that was around his neck from the moment the jury returned to deliver their verdicts at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. He only released his grip on the cross when the fourth not guilty verdict was delivered.