Man facing 10 charges of defiling a child in Cork to be sent for trial

The accused was aged 27 at the time of all the alleged offences while the child was under the age of 15 when the alleged offences began

The defendant was remanded on continuing bail until his next court appearance on September 30. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 32-year-old man charged with 10 counts of defilement of a child is to be served with a book of evidence on September 30.

The parties to the case cannot be identified for legal reasons.

Judge Mary Dorgan adjourned the case until that date on the application of Sergeant John Dineen.

Defence solicitor, Shane Collins-Daly, represented the accused who was remanded on continuing bail.

He is required to sign on once a week at his local garda station, provide his mobile number and be available for contact by the gardaí, surrender his travel documents and not apply for other such documents, and have no contact directly or indirectly with the injured party.

Three counts refer to the defilement of a child under the age of 15 between April and June 2020, and a further seven counts of defilement of her when she was under the age of 17 between June and November 2020.

It is alleged that he was aged 27 at the time of all the alleged defilement charges.