Man accused of rape and sexual assault gets prosecution stay

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A man accused of raping and sexually assaulting his siblings secured a stay in the High Court on 8 April 2019, pending a further court order. The prosecution concerns four charges arising from alleged events in the late 1990s.

The man claims the delay and uncertainty over the dates could make a fair trial impossible, including because he may have been under the age of criminal responsibility for some alleged offences. Mr Justice Seamus Noonan granted permission for the challenge and adjourned it to June; the allegations remain unresolved.