Jury told they do not need to consider four of 11 counts of sexual assault

A Central Criminal Court jury in the trial of a Dublin man accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the city over 20 years ago have been told they no longer need to consider seven out of the 11 counts against him.

The 58-year-old accused had originally pleaded not guilty to three counts of raping and eight counts of sexually assaulting the girl while she was aged between six and 11 years old between 1983 and 1989.