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11 plead not guilty to charges over alleged rape, exploitation and neglect of children
Summary
Six women and five men, aged 26 to 77, pleaded not guilty to 36 charges of sexual abuse, exploitation and neglect of four children in County Limerick. The indictment lists 300 charges, including rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, child cruelty and neglect under Section 246 of the Children Act 2001, and failure to report alleged crimes to Gardaí. The alleged victims are two boys and two girls, with offences alleged to have occurred between June 2014 and August 2017 at various locations in the Limerick region. All defendants are on bail and cannot be named to protect the children's identities. A provisional trial date is set for early next year in Dublin, with the court hearing that most lawyers seek separate trials. The case is scheduled for hearing on 16 November by Mr Justice Paul McDermott.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 11 plead not guilty to charges over alleged rape, exploitation and neglect of children. Charges or matters: five charges; sexually assaulting a boy, neglecting or ill-treating the same boy and sexually exploiting this boy by inducing him to engage in a sexual act with another boy; allowing another female defendant to sexually assault one of those girls; sexually exploiting one boy and neglecting or ill-treating him; four charges; two counts of sexually assaulting both boys; a charge of failing to tell gardaí that the 55-year-old man had inappropriately medicated one of the children; raping one of the girls and two counts of sexually assaulting another girl and a boy; two counts of sexually assaulting the two girls; sexually assaulting one girl; sexually assaulting two girls; one count of failing to tell gardaí that two of his co-accused had ill-treated or neglected childre
When:
- June 2014 Incident
- August 2017 Incident
- November 16 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-07-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: five charges; sexually assaulting a boy, neglecting or ill-treating the same boy and sexually exploiting this boy by inducing him to engage in a sexual act with another boy; allowing another female defendant to sexually assault one of those girls; sexually exploiting one boy and neglecting or ill-treating him; four charges; two counts of sexually assaulting both boys; a charge of failing to tell gardaí that the 55-year-old man had inappropriately medicated one of the children; raping one of the girls and two counts of sexually assaulting another girl and a boy; two counts of sexually assaulting the two girls; sexually assaulting one girl; sexually assaulting two girls; one count of failing to tell gardaí that two of his co-accused had ill-treated or neglected children in their care; two counts of sexually assaulting two girls; two counts (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime
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