Prosecution Rests in Dublin Trial
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“Ireland’s, and the Sports World’s, Latest Abuse Trial of the Century Has Started. Here’s Everything You Need to Know (Part 1),” June 23, https://concussioninc.net/?p=16648
“Why the Current Reckoning in an Irish Courtroom Should Be So Much More Than the Latest Abuse Trial of the Century,” June 23, https://concussioninc.net/?p=16653
“Chief Defense Counsel for the ’79-Year-Old Former Sports Coach’ on Trial in Dublin Remains – 32 Years Later – Well-Connected Legal Honcho Patrick Gageby,” June 24, https://concussioninc.net/?p=16667
“More from the Trial: ‘Woman alleges sports coach (79) attempted to rape her during a summer camp’,” June 25, https://concussioninc.net/?p=16675
“Prosecution Rests in Dublin Trial,” June 29, https://concussioninc.net/?p=16682
by Irvin Muchnick
The defense has rested in the trial of the coach who cannot be named. He was earlier said to be 77 years old. The Irish coverage now says he is 77 years old.
In previous days I’ve pointed to the day’s online article at the Irish Independent. Today we go to the Irish Times. The jury is now down to deliberating 41 of the original 79 counts of the indictment:
“On Wednesday, jurors were directed by Judge Mícheál O’Higgins to return not guilty verdicts in relation to 33 counts of indecent assault relating to two complainants, following legal submissions and ‘in the absence of evidence to support them’.
The man initially faced 29 counts of indecent assault in relation to the first complainant on dates between 1975 and 1977. The jury has been directed by the judge to return not guilty verdicts on 16 of these 29 counts.
The counts he pleaded guilty to pertain to a further five counts of indecently assaulting this complainant on dates between May and September 1976.
In relation to the third complainant, the man denied 41 counts of indecently assaulting her and one count of attempted rape on dates between 1971 and 1975. The jury has been directed they must return not guilty verdicts on 17 of the indecent assault counts.
In relation to the second complainant, the man has denied two counts of indecently assaulting her on dates between 1975 and 1977.
He has pleaded not guilty to one count of indecently assaulting the fourth complainant on a date between 1980 and 1981.”
