Four men convicted of sexually abusing deaf relative as trial reaches outcome

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Four men have been convicted in the Central Criminal Court of sexually abusing their deaf relative. The jury could not agree verdicts on three counts involving two other men and one remaining count involving a third accused. Ms Justice Caroline Biggs remanded the three convicted men who were present in custody until the following month for a sentence hearing. The proceedings were reported on 10 June 2026.

Accused B was convicted of three counts of rape and one count of anal rape of the complainant. He had previously denied the charges; in evidence reported during the trial, he told gardaí he was drunk, said the complainant did not signal for him to stop and denied having anal sex with her.