Former care worker jailed after sexually assaulting his 10-year-old neighbour
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A former care worker who went on the run after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his 10-year-old neighbour has been jailed for three years.
The Central Criminal Court heard that on St Patricks Day 2000 the victim came to the man s house, who was her next-door neighbour, looking to borrow Sellotape to wrap some gifts.
The victim told gardaí that the defendant, who was 30-years-old at the time, went upstairs to look for Sellotape whilst she was playing with his baby on the couch in the sitting room. When he came downstairs, he told her that he did not have Sellotape and pushed her off the couch.