Man who had 'obsession' with Cork girl, 16, left family feeling 'scared and unsafe'

Accused allegedly made threats to kill the teenager and allegedly assaulted partner of girl's mother with a rock outside the house, court told

Accused pleaded guilty to charges of assault causing harm to the householder’s partner and harassment of the teenager from May 2021 to March 2023. Picture: Larry Cummins

A 26-year-old man “developed an obsession of sorts” with a 16-year-old girl and he went on to harass her for almost two years and he assaulted the partner of the teenager’s mother.

“This harassment was scary, unwelcome and uninvited. It has affected all of [the teenager’s family] in a horrible way, because of things you have previously said and threats you have allegedly uttered," Judge James McCourt said at Cork Circuit Criminal Court