Jury fails to reach verdict

A jury in the Central Criminal Court failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Dublin man (57) accused of indecently assaulting…

A jury in the Central Criminal Court failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Dublin man (57) accused of indecently assaulting his daughter. Initially he was charged with 11 counts of rape, 12 counts of indecent assault and five counts of incest, but Mr Justice Paul Carney directed the jury to return not guilty verdicts on all the rape and incest charges.

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