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Case No. 30225Rape; sexual assault · Co. Kildare

Man charged with rape and sexual assault in Kildare, case adjourned

A man is alleged to have sexually assaulted children at a family home in Kildare between 1967 and 1984, though reports differ on the dates, the number of victims and his age, which is given as early 60s or early 80s. He cannot be identified for legal reasons and denies the allegations. He was charged and made no reply when the allegations were put to him at Naas District Court on 1 September 2021, and the High Court then dismissed his judicial review aimed at halting the trial. The case was adjourned to 10 November 2021, with a no-contact order and free legal aid granted.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court2 Sep
    2 reports
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Reports differ on the number of counts: 178 counts of rape and sexual assault according to Kildare Now, and more than 350 counts of sexual assault according to the Irish Times.
  • Reports differ on the alleged victims: the man's four nephews according to the Irish Times, and one alleged victim, a younger sister of the defendant, according to Kildare Now.
  • The alleged victims were minors at the time of the alleged offences.
  • Kildare Now reports that the girl was about eight when the incidents started, with a four-year age difference between her and the defendant.
Where
The alleged offences took place in the family home, and the Irish Times reports that the complainants visited the man's home during summer holidays.
When
The alleged offences occurred between 1967 and 1984 according to the Irish Times, and the charges date from June 1970 to April 1979 according to Kildare Now.
Cause
The man denies the claims and says the allegations were concocted because he excluded the nephews from his will.
Charges
A man aged in his early 60s according to Kildare Now, or in his early 80s according to the Irish Times, was charged with rape and sexual assault, and Det Gda Christine Brady handed him a true copy of each charge.
In court
  • The man made no reply when the allegations were put to him at Naas District Court on 1 September 2021.
  • He brought judicial review proceedings against the DPP to halt his trial before the Circuit Criminal Court, arguing that delay and his ill health meant he could not get a fair trial.
  • Mr Justice Mark Heslin dismissed the judicial review, finding no culpable delay by the DPP and that the man's health was sufficient for trial before a judge and jury.
  • The garda sought an adjournment, and Judge Desmond Zaidan referred the matter to 10 November 2021 and granted free legal aid.
  • The defendant was ordered to have no contact with the injured party.
Other details
The man cannot be identified for legal reasons.
22 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man faces more than 350 counts of sexual assault (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe alleged victims are the man's four nephews (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victims were minors at the time of the alleged offences (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThere was one alleged victim, who is the younger sister of the defendant (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe girl was about eight years old when the incidents started (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThere is a four-year age difference between the victim and the defendant (kildarenow.com)
  • whatBoth the defendant and the victim were living with their parents at the time (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe defendant would have been aged 12 at the time of the offences (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe offences took place in the family home (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe offences allegedly occurred between 1967 and 1984 (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences date back to between June 1970 and April 1979 (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeA man in his early sixties was charged with 178 counts of rape and sexual assault (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe man brought judicial review proceedings against the DPP to halt his trial before the Circuit Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge found no culpable or prosecutorial delay by the DPP (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court on 1 September 2021 (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe defendant made no reply when the allegations were put to him (kildarenow.com)
  • courtGda Christine Brady handed the defendant a true copy of each charge (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe garda sought an adjournment until 10 November (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe defendant was ordered to have no contact with the injured party (kildarenow.com)
  • courtJudge Desmond Zaidan referred the matter to 10 November and granted free legal aid (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe man denies the claims and says the allegations were concocted because he excluded the nephews from his will (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man cannot be identified for legal reasons (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Sep2021
    In courtkildarenow.com, its first report
    Man has 178 allegations of rape and sexual assault against sister, Naas court told

    First report of the court hearing; 178 counts of rape and sexual assault against the defendant's younger sister, spanning 1970–1979, adjourned to 10 November 2021 with a no-contact order and free legal aid granted.

    suspect, early 60s, malevictim, female
  2. 2 Sep2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Man (80s) accused of over 350 sexual assaults on nephews to face trial

    Mr Justice Mark Heslin dismissed the man's judicial review, finding no culpable delay by the DPP and that the man's health was sufficient for trial before a judge and jury.

    accused, 80s, malevictim, malevictim, malevictim, malevictim, male