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Uncle accused of abuse used kitten ruse, complainant tells trial
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 62‑year‑old man accused of abusing his two nieces denied molesting either sister. He pleaded not guilty to ten counts of indecent assault against the older niece and two counts against the younger. The younger sister testified that, when she was five or six, the accused had taken her to a wooded area under the pretense of showing her kittens, after which she was forced to lie on the ground with her underwear pulled down. She claimed the man was above her with an erection and told her she could touch it, but she refused. She later told her mother that no kittens were present. The sister also recounted an incident in a car where the accused allegedly wiped her legs with a tissue, claiming it was bird spit but later realizing it was sperm.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Uncle accused of abuse used kitten ruse, complainant tells trial. Charges or matters: ten counts of indecently assaulting one niece at his then address and at other locations in Dublin on dates between January 4, 1972 and January 3, 1979; two counts of indecently assaulting the younger niece at his then address and in a car in Dublin on dates between November 6, 1975 and November 5, 1977. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- January 4, 1972 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 3, 1979 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 6, 1975 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 5, 1977 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-09-16 Publication
Why: She said she told her mother immediately because she had gone missing and was questioned when she was found. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: ten counts of indecently assaulting one niece at his then address and at other locations in Dublin on dates between January 4, 1972 and January 3, 1979; two counts of indecently assaulting the younger niece at his then address and in a car in Dublin on dates between November 6, 1975 and November 5, 1977 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Trial Violent Crime
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