Sex attack defendant remanded

A man accused of attacking two schoolgirls in Clondalkin, Dublin, was again remanded when he appeared in Kilmainham District …

A man accused of attacking two schoolgirls in Clondalkin, Dublin, was again remanded when he appeared in Kilmainham District Court yesterday.

The 25-year-old Clondalkin man is charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old on January 12th, and with raping a 12-year-old on March 16th.

He is also charged with falsely imprisoning both girls. He did not object when Sgt Anthony Hughes asked for a three-week remand in custody. Judge Gillian Hussey remanded him to May 12th.

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