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Trial of man accused of raping brother hears of garda interviews

Summary

In the Central Criminal Court, a 36‑year‑old man accused of orally raping his 11‑year‑old brother and assaulting him daily until the brother left the family home at 16 pleaded not guilty to ten counts of oral rape, seven counts of assault causing harm and one count of unlawful intimidation. He admitted during a 2018 Garda interview that he had hit his brother and that their father had also inflicted violence. The accused claimed he might have forced his brother to give him oral sex, stating it was a possibility and that he was "out of his head" or drunk at the time. He denied that the act occurred in the upstairs bedroom and said it happened only once or twice. The trial, presided over by Justice Michael White, continues tomorrow before a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Trial of man accused of raping brother hears of garda interviews. Charges or matters: ten sample counts of oral rape at the family home in Dublin on dates between March 28, 2001 and March 27, 2006; seven counts of assault causing harm and one count of production of an article to unlawfully intimidate at the same address during the same period. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• March 28, 2001 Incident
• March 27, 2006 Incident
• January 2018 Incident
• 2021-04-13 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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