'Why did you think it was okay to do this to me?': Corkman jailed for sexual abuse of a child

Victim complained to gardaí that accused had sexually her on six occasions when she was aged from six to 12 years old and he was about 10 years older, court heard

At Cork Circuit Criminal Court, 35-year-old Erik Richardson of no fixed address in West Cork has been jailed for three years on six counts of sexually assaulting the child in a manner described as orchestrated, systematic and protracted. Picture: Larry Cummins

The victim of protracted sexual abuse spoke on Tuesday of feeling lonely her whole life as her abuser used to tell her nobody cared for her the way he did.

Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, 35-year-old Erik Richardson of no fixed address in West Cork has been jailed by Judge James McCourt for three years on six counts of sexually assaulting the child in a manner described as orchestrated, systematic and protracted.