Ireland Case No. 13298Sexual assault · Co. Limerick · 15 Feb 2020
Limerick man acquitted of sex assault charge over 2020 incident
A man in his 20s was found not guilty by a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court of sexually assaulting a woman in her apartment in February 2020. The jury reached a unanimous verdict after a three-day trial.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Acquitted3 Jul
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports11 statements extracted from the articles
- whereAfter meeting in a pub, the three went back to the woman's home. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe incident happened in the early hours of 15 February 2020. (limerickleader.ie)
- causeThe woman alleged the man used one of her hands to masturbate him while she was asleep. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe man told gardaí he was shocked when the allegation was put to him after his arrest. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe woman made a complaint about two weeks after the incident. (limerickleader.ie)
- chargeThe man had denied one count of sexually assaulting a woman. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe man was found not guilty by a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict after deliberating for one hour and 38 minutes. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe trial lasted three days. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe man denied the allegation. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe accused had no previous convictions. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Jul2025Verdict reached in Limerick case of man accused of three-in-a-bed sex assault
Reports the jury verdict of not guilty after a three-day trial at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, with details of the allegation and the defence.
victim, femaleaccused, 20s, male