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Ex coach denied suggesting alleged victim could pay off loan by letting him watch during sex

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 72‑year‑old former sports coach pleaded not guilty to 266 counts of indecent and sexual assault against five boys. The court heard that the complainants, now men in their 40s and 50s, had been in contact with the accused as boys or teenagers through sports and family friendship. The State alleged that the accused exposed himself, fondled, masturbated, handcuffed, urinated and defecated with the boys, and that he offered money for sexual acts. The accused denied suggesting that a second complainant could pay off a loan by letting him watch the complainant's wife and him have sex. He claimed the relationship with the second complainant became sexual only after he turned 18 and that any acts were consensual. The trial continues before Judge Martin Nolan and a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Ex coach denied suggesting alleged victim could pay off loan by letting him watch during sex. Charges or matters: 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
• 2023-04-24 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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