A software designer has been banned from using internet dating websites after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Dublin.
Dublin District Court heard today it was alleged that father-of-two Patrick Nevin (33), met the woman in the city centre before driving her to a secluded part of the UCD campus.
A judge has ordered €2,500 has to be lodged before the IT worker can get out on bail.
Mr Nevin, a UCD graduate, with an address at Meadowlands Court, Mountain Road, Dublin, is charged with sexual assault of the woman in the college grounds, on July 23rd last.
Mr Nevin, who denies the charge, was remanded in custody with consent to bail to appear at Cloverhill District Court on September 24rd next.
Garda Declan Ryan of Pearse Street station told Judge Michael Walsh that he had an objection to bail based on the seriousness of the alleged offence.
He said it was claimed there was CCTV evidence showing the accused collecting the woman at Talbot Street and there was also footage of her getting in his car.
“He drove the injured party to UCD campus on July 23rd last,” the garda said.
It was alleged the software designer brought her to a secluded location in the campus “and proceeded to sexually assault the injured party.”
Garda Ryan said it was alleged he “grabbed her by her head and forced her to kiss him on the lips”.
During the bail hearing today, the court heard it was claimed that he touched her thighs, on “bare skin, the injured party was not wearing any tights”.
Judge Walsh was also told by Garda Ryan it was alleged the man pulled up her top and looked at her breasts as she tried to fight him off.
The court heard that it was claimed there was struggle during which she was punched on the back of the head, but she managed to get out of his BMW car and afterwards she met a woman who had been walking her dog.
This woman assisted by helping her get a taxi home, the judge heard.
Garda Ryan also said a statement was taken from a witness the woman spoke to after she got out of the car and there was good quality CCTV evidence.
Defence solicitor Alan Doyle told the court his client lived weekdays with an aunt and at weekends with his partner and their children.
Garda Ryan agreed with Mr Doyle that when questioned the defendant did not deny he had been in the UCD campus but he had denied “any wrongdoing at any stage”.
Judge Walsh said it was a very serious matter but agreed to set bail terms in Mr Nevin’s own bond of €5,000 of which €1,000 must be lodged.
Also required is an independent surety of €3,000, of which half has to be lodged and one of his relatives has been approved to stand bail which has yet to be taken up.
The judge also imposed conditions sought by the prosecuting garda including an order that Mr Nevin must “stay off internet dating websites”.
He also has to sign on three times a week at his local garda station, obey a 9pm to 7am, surrender his passport and provide gardaí with a contact telephone number.