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Jury in Munster abuse trial continue deliberating

Summary

In a Munster child‑abuse trial, a jury that has been deliberating for ten weeks was sent home after lunch because one juror had an appointment. The jury will resume tomorrow. The case involves five unnamed family members accused of abusing three children between 2014 and 2016. The accused are the children's parents, aunt and uncles, aged 27 to 56, living in various Munster locations. All deny the charges. The father (56) pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of rape, anal rape, oral rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and wilfully neglecting a child, with three counts withdrawn during the trial. The mother (34) pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of sexual assault, sexual exploitation and wilfully neglecting a child, and also to wilfully neglecting two other children. The aunt (35) pleaded not guilty to three counts of sexual assault.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury in Munster abuse trial continue deliberating. Charges or matters: three counts, including sexually assaulting the girl and sexually assaulting one of the boys at locations in Munster on unknown dates between August 18, 2014 and April 28, 2016; 10 counts including rape, anal rape, oral rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation at locations in Munster on unknown dates between August 18, 2014 and April 28, 2016; 10 counts including rape, oral rape, anal rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation at locations in Munster on unknown dates between August 18, 2014 and April 28, 2016. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• August 18, 2014 Incident
• April 28, 2016 Incident
• 2014 and 2016 Other
• 2021-08-03 Publication

Case subjects

Topics

Stage Trial Violent Crime

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