Charges dropped as trial of four men accused of sexual offences collapses

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The trial of four men accused of sexual offences against a woman at her Dublin home collapsed at the Central Criminal Court after the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi on all counts, dropping the charges. The woman was unable to continue giving evidence, and the court had refused the State’s application for her to give evidence by video link.

The men had denied the charges. The allegations concerned events at the woman’s home on December 8 and 9, 2018. The court reminded the jury that the complainant and each accused were entitled to lifelong anonymity.