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Sports coach accused of rape and indecent assault goes on trial

By Rory Hanlon

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

An unnamed sports coach pleaded not guilty to rape and indecent assault at the Central Criminal Court; the trial was reported on 10 July 2024.

The 78-year-old man is accused of offences against a teenage girl at a Leinster school, on dates between October 1989 and October 1990. The complainant was between 13 and 14 at the time. The allegations are not findings of guilt.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.

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