David RaleighA jury found a man guilty on Friday of 10 separate counts of the indecent assault of a young girl 50 years ago. The man, now aged 75, was acquitted by the jury of a single charge of raping the girl. The jury delivered unanimous verdicts on all 11 charges following the man’s trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick. The man was aged in his early 20s when he started carrying out the sex attacks on the victim, it was heard. The jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict in respect of the rape charge.

Source: The Herald February 20, 2026 17:17 UTC