LAST UPDATE | 29 Jul 2025

A 76-YEAR-OLD man who has been charged in connection with 79 sexual offences has been sent forward for trial. 

The man, who cannot be named due to the nature of the charges, appeared before Judge Michele Finan at the Criminal Courts of Justice shortly after 11am this morning. 

He is accused of 78 indecent assaults and one attempted rape.

The offences are alleged to take have taken place on dates between 1971 and 1981 in a number of locations in south Dublin. They relate to four girls, who were aged between eight and fifteen at the time. 

Some 42 counts relate to one of the complainants, including the charge of attempted rape.

The man is charged with 34 counts of indecent assault of a second complainant, two counts of indecent assault of a third complainant, and one charge of indecent assault of a fourth.

The man appeared in court this morning. He was in a wheelchair, dressed in a grey sweatshirt, grey tracksuit bottoms and black shoes. 

State solicitor Rory Staines told the court that the book of evidence was served on the man by Garda Sergeant Amy Kelly. 

Judge Finan directed that he be sent forward for trial “to the next sitting of Dublin Central Criminal Court”. 

The judge told the man that if he is to rely on an alibi, he must give notice to the DPP within 14 days. 

An application for legal aid was granted. There was no application for bail, and Judge Finan remanded the man in custody on consent. He has yet to enter a plea. 

Solicitor Tracy Horan told the court that dentures have not been provided to the man while in custody and that he has not been able to eat solid foods as a result. 

Judge Finan said she would make an application that he receive dental treatment as appropriate.

The man was arrested at Dublin Airport last week after being extradited from the US. He was charged shortly afterwards at Ballymun Garda Station and appeared at a sitting of Dublin District Court that same day. 

During that hearing, State solicitor Rory Staines told Judge Finan that the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that he face “trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court”.

No application was made for bail and no objection was made to him receiving legal aid. The court heard that he is not working and has no assets.