45-year-old man discharged over sexual assault charge

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A 45-year-old man was discharged from the indictment over a sexual assault charge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 14 February 2022.

The charge concerned an alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old on a LUAS between St Stephen’s Green and Cowper stops on 31 January 2018. Judge Pauline Codd excluded an informal identification after ruling that safeguards were insufficient to ensure a fair process. Prosecutors told the jury there was no evidence to offer and that there would be no prosecution.