A book of evidence is still awaited in the case of a French national accused of urinating on a woman’s clothing, stealing her underwear and harassing her in Donegal.
Christian Blanc is charged with eight offences relating to dates in 2025.
The 59-year-old is to stand trial at Letterkenny Circuit Court.
The matter was mentioned this week at Falcarragh District Court. Garda Sergeant Oliver Devaney informed the court that a book of evidence is not yet ready in the matter.
Blanc’s solicitor, Mr Patsy Gallagher, consented to an adjournment with the case put back to September 16.
All of the alleged offences occurred at the same property at Ballintemple, Falcarragh.
He is charged that on May 4, 2025, he entered the building as a trespasser and damaged a mattress and bed clothes by urinating on them.
The charge is contrary to Section 12 (1) b and 3 of the criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
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On April 24, 2025, at the same address, Blanc is charged with urinating in two laundry baskets.
Blanc is charged with urinating on a bed and two laundry baskets two days later and he is charged with urinating on a bed, a couch, a throw over and an armchair on April 28, 2025.
Blanc faces a charge relating to urinating on a basket of towels and a bed on April 30, 2025 and, the following day, May 1, the accused is charged with urinating on a bed and a sofa throw over.
He is also charged with stealing a woman’s underwear from the same address.
Blanc is further charged that between February 21, 2025 and May 4, 2025, he harassed a woman at Ballintemple, Falcarragh.
The charge is Contrary to Section 10(1) and 9 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 as substituted by Section 23 of the Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023.
A previous sitting of the court heard that the Director of Public Prosecutions had consented for trial by indictment and that he could be sent forward for sentence on a signed plea should this emerge.
Legal aid has been granted to Mr Gallagher and the disclosure in the case is to be translated into French for his client.