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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20781Sexual assault · Co. Kildare

Kildare man pleads guilty to sexual assault of teenage girl

A Kildare resident, whose name the sources do not give, rubbed the back and legs of a teenage girl and moved up her top on an unspecified date in 2021. The victim is a teenage girl whose age is not given. On 8 June 2023 the man pleaded guilty at Naas District Court to a sexual assault offence on the girl. Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed reporting restrictions for now and adjourned the case to 6 July for a victim impact statement, which is the latest development.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted9 Jun
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The man rubbed the girl's back and legs and moved up her top.
When
The offence was committed on a date in 2021 that is not specified.
Where
The man is a Kildare resident and his plea was entered at Naas District Court.
Charges
The man pleaded guilty to a sexual assault offence on a teenage girl.
In court
  • The guilty plea was entered on 8 June 2023.
  • Judge Desmond Zaidan adjourned the case to 6 July for a victim impact statement.
Other details
  • Reporting restrictions were imposed for now, after the man's solicitor asked the court to consider them.
  • The judge said he would ask the girl at the next date whether she wished the man to be identified.
  • The victim is a teenage girl whose age is not given.
  • The accused is a man whose name and nationality are not given in the sources.
Investigation
A book of evidence was served on the accused.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man rubbed the girl's back and legs and moved up her top. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereA Kildare resident pleaded guilty at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe man admitted the offence was committed on a date in 2021. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe man pleaded guilty to a sexual assault offence on a teenage girl. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtJudge Desmond Zaidan adjourned the case to July 6 for a victim impact statement. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge said he would impose reporting restrictions for now and would ask the girl whether she wished the man to be identified at the next date. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 9 Jun2023
    Convictedkildarenow.com, first report
    Guilty plea submitted by man who sexually assaulted teenage girl in Kildare

    Guilty plea entered at Naas District Court on 8 June 2023; case adjourned to 6 July for a victim impact statement; reporting restrictions imposed for now.

    convicted, malevictim, teenage, female