Offences alleged to have taken place at man’s former workplace and home after meeting teenager at Oxegen festival in 2010
It is the State’s case that the accused was aware that the girl was aged under 17 when the sexual offences occurred, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. Photograph: Matt KavanaghA broadcaster is alleged to have engaged in a sexual act on three occasions with a 16-year-old girl he met at a music festival more than a decade ago, a jury has been told.
Opening the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday, Eilis Brennan SC, prosecuting, told the jury it is alleged that the man and the complainant met on the final day of the Oxegen music festival in July 2010. Counsel said it is the State’s case that the accused was aware she was aged under 17 when the offences occurred. It is alleged that the man and the complainant were in contact by phone for several weeks after the festival.
Ms Brennan told the jury that the man is charged with three counts of defilement under section 3 of the Criminal Law Act 2006, which makes it an offence for a person to engage in sexual acts, including oral sex, with children under 17.
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