A serving member of the Garda is to be sentenced for sexual assault in June after dramatically changing his plea to guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. On Tuesday morning, Judge Rory MacCabe was told by Ken Fogarty, defence counsel, that there had been a development and the accused could be re-arraigned. When the single count of sexual assault contrary to Section 2 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1990 was put again to the accused, he replied “guilty”. The victim told the court the group had had enjoyed drinks and played card games as the evening wore on. The husband also reminded the accused he was a married man with a family whose duty it is to uphold the law.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2018 13:07 UTC