Ireland Donegal man found guilty of sexual assault of relative
A man in his 20s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty by a jury at Donegal Circuit Court of sexually assaulting a family member. The alleged offence occurred in 2012, when the accused was 15 and the victim was 10. The accused had pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault on a relative and insisted the alleged incident never happened, and Tusla became involved after a complaint was made. The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict on 16 December 2024 after just short of two hours of deliberation, and the accused was remanded on continuing bail. He will be sentenced at the next term of Donegal Circuit Court in April.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted16 Dec
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A Donegal man in his 20s was found guilty of sexually assaulting a family member.
- The victim said she felt a cold hand on her skin and woke to darkness in the room.
- The victim said she remembered the accused touching her on the bottom and his hand moving up towards her breast area.
- Where
- The verdict was returned by a jury at Donegal Circuit Court before Judge John Aylmer.
- When
- The alleged offence occurred in 2012, when the accused was 15 and the victim was 10.
- Investigation
- Tusla became involved after a complaint was made.
- Charges
- The accused was charged with sexual assault on a relative.
- Other details
- The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
- The accused cannot be named for legal reasons.
- In court
- The accused insisted that the alleged incident never happened.
- The jury deliberated for just short of two hours and was unanimous that the accused was guilty, with the verdict given on 16 December 2024.
- The accused was remanded on continuing bail.
- Sentence
- The accused will appear at the next term of Donegal Circuit Court in April for sentencing.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA Donegal man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a family member. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe victim said she felt a cold hand on her skin and woke to darkness in the room. (donegallive.ie)
- whatThe victim said she remembered the accused touching her on the bottom and his hand moving up towards her breast area. (donegallive.ie)
- whereThe man was found guilty by a jury at Donegal Circuit Court. (donegallive.ie)
- whenThe offence was alleged to have occurred in 2012. (donegallive.ie)
- investigationTusla became involved after a complaint was made. (donegallive.ie)
- chargeThe accused was charged with a sexual assault on a relative. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe accused insisted that the alleged incident never happened. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe jury deliberated for just short of two hours and was unanimous that the accused was guilty. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe accused was remanded on continuing bail. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceThe accused will appear back at the next term of Donegal Circuit Court in April for sentencing. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. (donegallive.ie)
- otherThe accused was 15 and the victim was 10 when the incident occurred. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Dec2024Jury finds Donegal man guilty of sexual assault of relative
Reports the jury verdict at Donegal Circuit Court on 16 December 2024. The accused will be sentenced at the next term in April. The accused cannot be named for legal reasons.
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