Unnamed man ruled unfit for child sexual assault trial

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An unnamed man was ruled unfit to stand trial for alleged child sexual assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 16 July 2019.

The court heard that, in consultations with a forensic psychiatrist, the man denied any wrongdoing and said any sexual activity was consensual.

A forensic psychiatrist said his social and intellectual abilities were significantly impaired, leaving him unable to follow proceedings or make a proper defence.

Judge Cormac Quinn found him unfit because of a mental disorder and adjourned the case for review on 16 July the following year.