Dublin woman acquitted of sexual abuse of younger cousin

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The unnamed Dublin woman was acquitted of sexually abusing her younger cousin at the Central Criminal Court on 11 April 2025.

The jury returned not guilty verdicts on all 12 counts after more than nine hours of deliberation. She had denied 11 counts of sexual assault and one count of section 4 rape; the allegations concerned events at addresses in Dublin between July 2017 and July 2019.

The complainant alleged the abuse occurred during family sleepovers, while the accused and several relatives disputed that the girls had stayed over together. The verdicts resolved the charges against the accused; the reported allegations remain allegations, not findings of guilt.