Anthony Moynihan pleads guilty to rape and sexual assault

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Anthony Moynihan pleaded guilty to two charges of anal rape and two counts of sexually assaulting Dylan Higgins. The proceedings were reported on 4 June 2019. Higgins was aged 11 and 12 at the time of the offences, which occurred between 9 September 2006 and 27 June 2008.

At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Michael White remanded Moynihan on continuing bail and adjourned sentencing to 21 June. The judge asked that medical reports concerning Moynihan’s treatment for cancer of the voice-box be provided to the prison authorities before his remand in custody.