Elderly Limerick man found guilty of indecent assault of teenage girl but acquitted on rape charge

Trial had heard victim had made a formal complaint to gardaí in 2021, alleging she was raped and sexually assaulted by the man in the 1970s, from when she was aged 13 to 16 years 
Elderly Limerick man found guilty of indecent assault of teenage girl but acquitted on rape charge

The man, now aged 75, was acquitted by the jury of a single charge of raping the girl but found guilty on 10 counts of indecent assault. Picture: Dan Linehan

A jury has found a man guilty on Friday of 10 separate counts of the indecent assault of a young girl, 50 years ago.

The man, now aged 75, was acquitted by the jury of a single charge of raping the girl.

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