Man accused of sex assaults on young schoolgirls

A man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of a “catalogue of sexual abuse” against two young girls in the Co Mayo pub where he worked more than 10 years ago.

The man, who can not be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of sexual assault, 13 counts of oral rape and one count of anal rape against the first child; 16 counts of sexual assault and 13 counts of oral rape against the second girl on dates between June 1999 and September 2000.