Betrayal of Trust: A Father’s Friend Sentenced | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 27, 2026 · 1m

A man in his early 50s has been sentenced to nine years for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl over several months in 2021 — a crime that included forced sexual acts and an attempted rape on her birthday. Though he claimed the girl was mentally ill and making it up, the court found him guilty of attempted rape, sexual assault, and exploitation. A friend of the victim’s late father, his betrayal shattered trust. Despite a troubled past — unemployed, homeless, with alcohol issues — the judge weighed the severity of the crime against mitigating factors, ultimately sentencing him to nine years…