Angry scenes as rape-accused is acquitted

A Dublin man accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the city over 20 years ago has been acquitted by a Central Criminal Court jury on all charges.

The 58-year-old accused had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two counts of sexual assault on dates between September and December 1983 and one count of rape on dates between May 1, 1984 and June 30, 1984 against the girl while she was aged between six and seven years old.