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No reason to continue ban on naming public servant accused of sex assault, media tell judge
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, lawyers for the national media argued that there was no reason to keep the name of a 35‑year‑old public servant, accused of false imprisonment and sexual assault, from being published. The defendant, who lives in the midlands, was charged with three counts of sexual assault at his workplace in the east of the country on 29 September 2020, a charge of false imprisonment on the same woman at the same place and date, and a charge of offensive sexual conduct at another location in the same county between 23 August 2019 and 25 February last year. The media had previously applied to lift a reporting restriction imposed by Judge Treasa Kelly in October, but the order was upheld. Mr.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: No reason to continue ban on naming public servant accused of sex assault, media tell judge. Charges or matters: three counts of sexual assault on a woman at his workplace in the east of the country on September 29, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 29, 2020 Incident
- August 23, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 25 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-02-18 Publication
Why: Lawyers for the national media have told a judge there is no reason for preventing the identification of a public servant accused of falsely imprisoning and sexually assaulting a woman at his workplace. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: three counts of sexual assault on a woman at his workplace in the east of the country on September 29, 2020 (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin District Court
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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