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paramedic in court over assault

26-05-2009 10:50PM

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A Dublin woman was sexually attacked in the back of an ambulance by a medic, it has been claimed.

The incident is alleged to have taken place as the woman was being rushed to the Coombe maternity hospital.

The accused, a Dublin man in his fifties, has taken early retirement since the alleged attack.

He appeared in Tallaght District Court yesterday where he was remanded on continuing bail until September. He denied the charge.

CHARGED

The defendant is charged with sexually assaulting the woman at an unknown place between an address in Tallaght and the Coombe on September 18, 2007.

The offence is under Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1990.

Wearing a beige jacket and a white shirt, the accused man addressed the court only to enter his plea. After Judge James McDonnell read out the charge to him, he replied: "No guilty".

Solicitor Kevin Tunney made an application for legal aid and presented a statement of means in behalf of the accused.

Judge James McDonell remarked that the accused had entered 'nils' as his occupation in the statement.

Mr Tunney replied that the defendant had retired from his job.

The judge granted legal aid, and back-dated it on Mr Tunney's request.

The State Solicitor told the court there would be four witnesses for the prosecution and Mr Tunney said the accused was the only defence witness.

The court was told the hearing would take two hours.

PENALTY

District Court judges usually need to consider jurisdiction in indictable cases -- meaning if they consider the likely penalty to exceed what they can impose they cannot deal with the case.

When this happens, jurisdiction is refused and cases are sent on to the Circuit Court for trial before a judge and jury.

In this case, jurisdiction had been accepted at his first court appearance in March.

The prosecuting garda said the accused had made no reply when charged and cautioned.

The case was adjourned to a date in July, for mention, with a trial date in September reserved.

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/courts/medic-charged-with-sex-attack-on-woman-1750979.html

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