Slawomir Gierlowski pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

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Slawomir Gierlowski has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and other charges at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 20 March 2018.

The charges relate to alleged attacks on three women in Clondalkin in 2011, 2015 and 2016, including sexual assault, assault and false imprisonment allegations.

Closing speeches ended during the trial, with the prosecution saying DNA evidence linked Mr Gierlowski to the three scenes and the defence disputing what the forensic evidence established.

Judge Pauline Codd was due to explain the law to the jury, while the trial outcome had not been reported.