Unnamed man’s sexual assault conviction quashed on appeal

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The unnamed man’s conviction for sexually assaulting a six-year-old was quashed by the Court of Appeal on 21 March 2023; the alleged assault took place at a Dublin address in October 2016.

The court found that the child’s substantially impaired memory left the man unable to exercise his right to cross-examine her effectively, creating a real risk of an unfair trial.

He had been convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury in May 2021 after pleading not guilty, and was sentenced to four years in prison.