Man accused of making false claims asylum seeker had exposed himself to teenage girl on bus

Wicklow man charged under Coco's Law of distributing or publishing a threatening or grossly offensive communication about an individual with intent to cause harm

Anti immigrant protestors march towards Trudder House in Newtownmountkennedy last year. File picture: Eamonn Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

A Wicklow man has appeared in court in relation to a social media post allegedly containing false claims an asylum seeker based at an Ipas centre had exposed himself to a teenage girl on a bus.

Kirk Loco, 44, of Waverly Meadow, Rathnew, appeared before a sitting of Bray District Court on a charge of distributing or publishing a threatening or grossly offensive communication about an individual, known only as MM, with intent to cause harm.