Tallaght man accused of 34 rapes and 16 sexual assaults

By Brendan Grehan

A MAN (62) accused of 34 rapes and 16 sex assaults of a female over 16 years has appeared in Tallaght Court.

He was in court accompanied by his brother. The court was cleared for the short hearing.

Sergeant Michael Aherne gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution for the man by certificate to Judge John Lindsay.

The man, who has an address in Tallaght, is charged with 16 counts of rape of a named female at his address on dates between 1992 and 2000.

He is also charged with two counts of rape of the same female in a field in County Kildare on dates in 1996.

The man is also charged with 16 sex assaults of the same female at his home on dates between 1992 and 2008 and with 16 counts of oral rape of the same female at his home on dates between 1998 and 2005.

A solicitor for the DPP told Judge Lindsay that the DPP had directed trial on indictment. She asked for a remand for six weeks for service of the book of evidence.

Judge Lindsay remanded the man on bail to a date in December for service of the book.