A Galway city man who sexually assaulted his neighbour's 12-year-old daughter after being invited next door by her father for a Christmas drink was sentenced to three years in prison. Two years of the sentence were suspended when he appeared before Galway Circuit Court yesterday.
The accused cannot be identified to protect the identity of the victim. Imposing sentence, Judge Carroll Moran said that on a scale of such offences this could be regarded as fairly minor but the accused had shown no remorse.