Clare man charged with coercive control and sexual assault of ex-wife

Coercive control charge is the first of its kind to come before the criminal courts in Clare

It is the first such coercive control charge under the Domestic Violence Act to come before the criminal courts in Clare.

A 47-year-old Co Clare man has been returned for trial concerning the alleged sexual assault and false imprisonment of his ex-wife.

At Ennis District Court, Judge Mary Larkin sent forward the man for trial to the next sitting of Ennis Circuit Court.