'Wealthy' American accused of sexual assault in Shelbourne Hotel gets more time to consider plea

The accused man's defence has to be furnished with video evidence necessary to consider his position

The allegation is that he groped inside and outside a man's shorts in the luxury five-star Shelbourne hotel on a date in March. File picture

A wealthy American businessman accused of sexually assaulting a man in Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel has been given extra time to consider video evidence and his plea.

The accused, in his 50s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was originally charged in March and granted nominal bail with a series of strict conditions.