Three of five teenagers accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl at a house party have been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Court. It will be alleged that as the girl was in her bedroom with the fourth teen, she heard a male voice say outside “get in line”, Tallaght District Court has heard.
The five, now aged 18, 17, 17, 16 and 16, all have addresses in south Dublin and are charged with having sexual intercourse with a named female child under the age of 17 at an address in south Dublin on March 14th, 2014, contrary to section 3 (1) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006.
The 18-year-old, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old were before Judge Bridget Reilly for service of their book of evidence. The 17-year-old and 16-year-old were before the court to set a hearing date and for mention respectively.
The court had heard it would be alleged that on March 14th, 2014, the girl, who was 15 at the time, left her home at 7pm and a bottle of vodka was bought for her in a local Lidl. The girl drank the bottle and friends brought her home at 8.30pm as she was drunk. It will be alleged that an impromptu house party occurred at the house and that five males had sex with her.
It will be alleged that before she had sex with the fourth male, she heard a male outside her bedroom say “get in line”.
The injured party alleges that each of males had pulled down her leggings and underwear and had sex with her individually. She alleged that she was scared and could not “physically say no”, the court had heard.
A solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions told the court that the books of evidence could be served on the 18-, 17- and 16-year-olds. He said the DPP had consented for all three to be sent forward for trial to the next sitting of the Circuit Court. Judge Reilly sent the three forward on bail to the next sitting of the Circuit Court.
In relation to the remaining 17-year-old, who has pleaded not guilty, Conor McKenna said he was still awaiting disclosure which consisted of Facebook messages. Judge Reilly set a date of May 16th in the Criminal Courts of Justice and remanded him on bail to that date. Pádraig O’Donovan, for the other 16-year-old, said his client had not yet elected how to plea. Judge Reilly remanded him to April 15th.