Unnamed man pleads not guilty to rape and assault charges

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

A man who cannot be named pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, anal rape and child defilement at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 17 December 2020.

The charges relate to an alleged incident at a derelict site in Co Kildare on 14 May 2016, when the accused was aged 17 and the complainant was 14.

During the trial, a garda told the court the accused had initially denied the allegations in interview before later saying the complainant’s account was true.

He later denied penetration and said he believed the complainant was older. The trial was continuing before a judge and jury.

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