The Court Buildings in Smithfield, Dublin, where the Children’s Court is located. Photograph: Alan BetsonA teenage boy is to stand trial accused of sexual abuse, including 19 counts of rape of another child, in Dublin for over three years. The boy, now 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Dublin Children’s Court charged with 27 offences committed between 2020 and 2023 and has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court. They included a single charge under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 for inviting or inducing another boy, under the age of 15, to take part in sexual touching. He also faces seven charges of sexually assaulting the same boy and 19 charges of raping him on different dates.

Source: The Irish Times December 15, 2025 15:57 UTC