'I will no longer be a victim': Cork man who repeatedly raped his young nephew is jailed

Abuse took place at the man's home address on dates between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 1999, when the boy was aged between eight and 10 years old and the man was in his 30s, court told
'I will no longer be a victim': Cork man who repeatedly raped his young nephew is jailed

The 58-year-old Corkman, who cannot be named to protect his victim's identity, was found guilty by a jury of three counts of oral rape and three counts of anally raping his nephew following a Central Criminal Court trial in Cork last month. Picture: Larry Cummins

A man who repeatedly and forcibly raped his nephew when the boy was a child and threatened to stab his parents if he told anyone has been jailed for 11 years.

The 58-year-old Cork man, who cannot be named to protect his victim's identity, was found guilty by a jury of three counts of oral rape and three counts of anally raping his nephew following a Central Criminal Court trial in Cork last month.

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