Mayo man’s indecent assault appeal dismissed

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A Mayo man’s appeal against convictions for indecent assault was dismissed by the appeal court, reported on 8 May 2020. He had been convicted of 21 counts involving three sisters from a neighbouring family.

The convictions followed a Mayo Circuit Criminal Court trial, at which the man denied the charges. The appeal concerned the decision to try the complaints together; the appeal court found striking similarities between them and concluded that no error had been shown.