Clare man appeals indecent assault conviction

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The unnamed Clare man appealed his indecent assault conviction at the Court of Appeal on 23 April 2020, with judgment reserved.

A Central Criminal Court jury convicted him of three indecent assaults involving his son between 1977 and 1979. He received consecutive sentences totalling four years in 2017. His barrister argued that the trial judge should have given the jury a corroboration warning because of inconsistencies in the complainant’s evidence.

The appeal hearing focused on whether the trial judge had applied the correct legal approach when refusing that warning. The Court of Appeal reserved its judgment.