Teenager accused of sexually assaulting MS sufferer

A teenage boy accused of sexually assaulting a multiple sclerosis sufferer after she asked him for directions, has been refused bail.

The 17-year-old has been charged at the Children's Court with sexual assault, under section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1990, of the woman, in south Dublin, on a date last March. He is also accused of theft of a €50 note, a sim card, and €10 in coins, from her, on the same date.