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Ex-sports coach wore women's clothes, asked to be punished during alleged abuse, complainant tells trial
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 72‑year‑old former sports coach, who cannot be named, pleaded not guilty to five counts of indecent and sexual assault against teenage boys in Waterford, Cork and Kilkenny between 1978 and 1993. One complainant, now 48, testified that the accused began making sexual innuendos when he was about 12, offering money for the boy to allow the man to touch his penis and later to watch him masturbate. The complainant described being tied to trees and beds, forced to perform acts involving urination and defecation, and the accused wearing women's clothes and demanding the boy "punish" him by squeezing his genitals or kicking him. Alcohol and drugs were also present. Another complainant, aged 52, recounted a 1985 incident where the accused touched his penis in a car and the boy later reported the event to a Garda station, only to be told an adult was required.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ex-sports coach wore women's clothes, asked to be punished during alleged abuse, complainant tells trial. Charges or matters: counts of indecently and sexually assaulting five boys in locations in Waterford, Cork and Kilkenny on dates between 1978 and 1993. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- June 1985 Incident
- 1978 and 1993 Other
- 2023-04-19 Publication
Why: The complainant said he was in the accused man's car because the man was "a trusted family friend" who gave him lifts. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: counts of indecently and sexually assaulting five boys in locations in Waterford, Cork and Kilkenny on dates between 1978 and 1993 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- went to the local garda station
- the complainant visited the garda station
Topics
Drugs Stage Trial Violent Crime
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