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Decision taken not to prosecute indecent assault accused in 1980s, High Court told

Summary

A man, who was a teenager in the 1980s, has challenged the High Court to stop his prosecution for 18 counts of indecent assault. The alleged offences involved a girl under four years old, who said the assaults took place at the accused's home while she was being minded by his mother. She made a statement to the Gardai in 2016. The accused was questioned, arrested and charged last year, and was sent forward for trial before the Circuit Criminal Court in 2021. He argues that a decision not to prosecute was made in the mid‑1980s and that a delay has breached his constitutional right to an expeditious trial. He also claims that the matter was investigated by the Health Board, the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit and the Gardai, and that no prosecution was brought in the mid‑1990s.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Decision taken not to prosecute indecent assault accused in 1980s, High Court told. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• 2020-07-28 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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