A jury has been sworn in the trial of three men and four women accused of sexually abusing three children in Munster. The seven accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, include the parents, grandmother and several aunts and uncles of the three main child complainants. The Central Criminal Court heard that both parents are also accused of wilfully neglecting two further child complainants. Before the jury was sworn, Mr Justice Paul McDermott told them that allegations of sexual offences had been made by three children in this case. The trial is expected to open in evidence before the jury in Croke Park on Monday, May 31st.

Source: The Irish Times May 27, 2021 17:30 UTC