Det Garda Sinead O’Donovan told a sitting of Cork Circuit Criminal Court that the man who was attacked in the early hours of August 6th, 2023, in Midleton, Co Cork, still feels unsafe when he is in public.

Clare has spoken out following the sentencing of David John Andrews at Downpatrick Crown Court.

The ab ed a girl aged just 12 and later went on to blackmail her into sending photos of her sister, 10.

The judge said the man was aware that the victim was 'vulnerable on the night due to intoxication'

The defendant was 15 when he started raping the victim who was aged nine years.