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Abuse accused takes to stand at trial
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, a 62‑year‑old man accused of abusing his two nieces appeared at the stand and denied the allegations. He denied molesting the older niece from age eight to twelve and the younger niece from five to seven, and denied any sexual assault in a hay barn, car, motorbike or woodland area. He pleaded not guilty to ten counts of indecent assault against the older niece at his former address and other Dublin locations between 4 January 1972 and 3 January 1979, and to two counts against the younger niece at his former address and in a car between 6 November 1975 and 5 November 1977. He said he first learned of the allegations when Gardaí contacted him in 2016, and denied saying "it is time to put this to bed." The trial continues before Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin and a jury.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Abuse accused takes to stand at trial. Charges or matters: ten counts of indecently assaulting one niece at his then address and in other locations in Dublin on dates between January 4, 1972 and January 3, 1979; two counts of indecently assaulting the younger niece at his then address and in a car in Dublin on dates between November 6, 1975 and November 5, 1977. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- January 4, 1972 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 3, 1979 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 6, 1975 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 5, 1977 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-09-17 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: ten counts of indecently assaulting one niece at his then address and in other locations in Dublin on dates between January 4, 1972 and January 3, 1979; two counts of indecently assaulting the younger niece at his then address and in a car in Dublin on dates between November 6, 1975 and November 5, 1977 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Trial Violent Crime
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