Man charged with groping shop worker in toilets while 'in the act of masturbation'

The court heard the State’s case was that he “pinched” the shop worker “and attempted to manually stimulate him”

Legal aid was granted to Ianos Carolea (pictured) who did not address the court. Photo: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A man has been granted bail after he was charged with groping a staff member in an alleged sexual assault in the toilets of a major Dublin retailer.

Ianos Carolea, 36, of The Hermitage, Balgriffin, Dublin 13, appeared before Judge Bryan Smyth at Dublin District Court. The incident allegedly occurred in a store’s toilets in one of the main shopping quarters of Dublin city centre’s north side on a date last September.