The man, who is in his 20s, has been in custody since being arrested in the Letterkenny area in July.

Imposing sentence on Thursday, Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo noted the defendant “told lies” and claimed both victims had made up false allegations against him.

The accused man, who is in his 20s, was brought before Letterkenny District Court by detectives.

A Clare teenager, just turned 18, posted a collage of intimate images of a 15-year-old girl onto his Snapchat stories in a Coco’s Law prosecution, a court has heard

Mark Fitzgerald (39) pleaded guilty to five counts of using technology to facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child on dates in April 2022.

He also signed guilty pleas to two counts of producing CSAM on dates in 2020 and 2022 and two counts of distributing CSAM on dates in 2022.

The teacher claims the evidence was unlawfully garnered from a Snapchat social media account without consent

It is also alleged he subsequently sent a copy of the video recordings to one of her relatives in an attempt to corroborate his assertion that the sexual intercourse had been consensual.

Adam Palmer, of Ballyhooleen, Ballinhassig, Co Cork appeared before Cork Circuit Criminal Court having pleaded guilty to possession of child abuse images.

The 17-year-old has to go forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court automatically for the alleged rape.

The troubled teen later attacked a concerned woman who tried to help another girl getting sick on the side of a road.

The messages, sent by the male teacher to the girls aged 13 and 14, included describing one girl 'as a little ride'