Jury issue sparks rape trial collapse

The Central Criminal Court trial of a Roscommon man accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl twenty years ago has collapsed due to an issue with the jury.

The Central Criminal Court trial of a Roscommon man accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl 20 years ago has collapsed due to an issue with the jury.

The 61-year-old man, who can not be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of indecent assault against a female in the county on dates between January 1978 and March 1981.