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Former Church of Ireland lay worker pleads guilty to indecent assault
Summary
Patrick O'Brien, 76, a former Church of Ireland lay worker, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to indecently assaulting a male in a boat moored in a Midlands town between 1 April 1984 and 30 September 1984. Prosecutor Anne Rowland said the State required further pleas before sentencing but accepted this one to keep the case moving. The court adjourned to 8 April for all evidence, while Judge Melanie Greally remanded O'Brien on bail. Judge Cormac Dunne had earlier ruled that media could not publish the accused's name or identify victims.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former Church of Ireland lay worker pleads guilty to indecent assault. Charges or matters: indecently assaulting a male in a boat which was moored in a Midlands town on a date between April 1, 1984 and September 30, 1984. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 1, 1984 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 30, 1984 Adjournment
- April 8 Adjournment
- 1977 and 1990 Other
- 2016-03-03 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: indecently assaulting a male in a boat which was moored in a Midlands town on a date between April 1, 1984 and September 30, 1984 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Anne Rowland BL, prosecuting said that the State required O'Brien to plead to further charges before he was ultimately sentenced but were accepting this plea to allow the case to proceed.; She asked that the case be adjourned to meet a second case against O'Brien for which a book of evidence had just been served.
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