Image: Graham Hughes via RollingNews.ie Image: Graham Hughes via RollingNews.ie THE HIGH COURT has cleared the way for the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a female relative more than 50 years ago to proceed.
The court was of the view that the arguments advanced by the man, who is in his late 70s, did not establish the exceptional circumstances which would warrant the prohibition of his trial. The complainant first made a statement to the gardaí in 2016. The man in his statement to the gardaí in 2017 denies the allegations and says that he did not attend at the complainant’s home at the times of the alleged offences.
The judge said that it could be argued that the issue of delay in prosecutions had received more judicial scrutiny in the past quarter-century than any other single legal point, particularly as the awareness of the extent of child abuse in Ireland grew.
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