DPP directs circuit court trial for alleged sexual assault in district park
The Drogheda IndependentA 49-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Dundalk will be dealt with by the circuit court after the DPP directed a prosecution on indictment.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared via video link.
He is accused of two counts of sexual assault at Muirhevnamór Park, Dundalk, on August 1, 2025.
Court presenter Sgt Richie Browne said that the DPP has directed a trial on indictment on both charges.
The man was remanded in custody with consent to bail to November 12 to be produced for preparation and service of a book of evidence.
An interpreter in a specific Indian dialect was ordered.