Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 10677Indecent assault · Co. Limerick

Man found guilty of indecent assault on girl he babysat decades ago

A man was found guilty by a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court of 12 counts of indecent assault on a girl he was babysitting in her own home, when she was aged between nine and 11, over 40 years ago. The victim is a woman, and the man cannot be named due to reporting restrictions. The verdicts were reported on March 2, 2026, and the judge ordered the man to be added to a sex offenders register for an undetermined period. He was remanded on continuing bail for sentence on June 4, which is the latest development reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted2 Mar
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was found guilty by a jury of 12 counts of indecent assault on a girl he was babysitting.
  • The victim was aged between nine and 11 when the offences occurred.
  • The victim gave evidence that the man ordered her to perform sex acts on him on multiple occasions while babysitting her.
Where
The offences took place in the victim's own home.
When
The offences took place over 40 years ago.
In court
  • The case was heard at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.
  • The man was found guilty on 12 unanimous verdicts, which were reported on March 2, 2026.
  • The judge ordered the man to be immediately added to a sex offenders register for an undetermined period.
Sentence
The man was remanded on continuing bail for sentence on June 4.
Other details
The man cannot be named due to reporting restrictions.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was found guilty by a jury of 12 counts of indecent assault on a girl he was babysitting. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe victim was aged between nine and 11 when the abuse occurred. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe victim said the man ordered her to perform sex acts on him on multiple occasions while babysitting her. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereThe offences occurred in the girl's own home. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe offences took place over 40 years ago. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe man was found guilty on 12 unanimous verdicts. (limerickpost.ie)
  • courtThe judge ordered the man to be immediately added to a sex offenders register for an undetermined period. (limerickpost.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was remanded on continuing bail for sentence on June 4. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherThe man cannot be named due to reporting restrictions. (limerickpost.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Mar2026
    Convictedlimerickpost.ie, first report
    Man found guilty of babysitting sex assaults on girl 40 years ago

    Reports the jury verdicts of guilty on 12 counts, the victim's evidence, the sex offenders register order, and the sentencing date of June 4. No earlier case in the list matches.

    victim, 9-11 at time of offences, femaleconvicted, male