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Jury fail to reach verdicts in remaining sex abuse counts against creche worker
Summary
A jury in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court could not reach verdicts on 18 of the 23 sexual assault counts against a 29‑year‑old childcare worker accused of assaulting four girls aged five to eight between August 2014 and December 2016. The jury delivered five not‑guilty verdicts on two of the four complainants, acquitted the man on three charges relating to the first girl, and acquitted him on both charges relating to the fourth girl. After 21 hours and 41 minutes of deliberation, the jury asked Judge Elma Sheahan for more time to consider the remaining counts. Judge Sheahan thanked the jury, remanded the man on continuing bail, and adjourned the case to 16 June. The trial continued during the coronavirus outbreak with social‑distance measures for jurors. The unnamed 29-year-old pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jury fail to reach verdicts in remaining sex abuse counts against creche worker. Charges or matters: 23 counts of sexually assaulting the girls at the crèche on dates between August 2014 and December 2016, when they were aged between five and eight years old. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- August 2014 Adjournment
- December 2016 Incident
- June 16 Adjournment
- January 2017 Other
- 2020-03-24 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 23 counts of sexually assaulting the girls at the crèche on dates between August 2014 and December 2016, when they were aged between five and eight years old (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: She remanded the man on continuing bail and adjourned the matter to June 16, next.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Trial Violent Crime
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