Civil servant to face trial over alleged sex abuse of girl

A civil servant is to face trial accused of sexual abuse of a girl in Dublin over a 10-year period.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Judge James Faughnan at Dublin District Court yesterday after he was charged with 26 offences.

The government department official, who is in his 40s, is accused of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault, which is alleged to have happened at a number of locations in Dublin from 1988 until 1998.