The accused man was arrested in north Dublin on Wednesday and has been remanded in custodyA man has appeared in court charged with the sexual assault of a young girl whom he allegedly approached on a suburban Dublin street while she was with her friend. The accused man was arrested in north Dublin on Wednesday, when his home was also searched. The girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by the man told gardaí he engaged her and her friend in conversation and asked them “could he do something”. In one of the earlier incidents when the suspect allegedly approached a young girl in the street, the Dublin District Court was told the child managed to scream and run away. Judge Michele Finan heard the accused man denies sexually assaulting the young girl.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2026 15:02 UTC