It’s alleged he trespassed at the Meath house with the intent of committing rape. It relates to an alleged incident in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath on Wednesday.
Gardai brought the man to court on Friday morning.(Image: PA Archive/PA Images)
A man has been charged with burgling a house in Co Meath – with intent to commit rape.
The man, who is 27, appeared at Navan District Court in the county on Friday morning, where he faced one charge connected to an incident at a property in Dunshaughlin last Wednesday.
He has been charged with burglary. It is alleged he trespassed at the property with intent to commit an arrestable offence – of rape.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged under section 21a of the Theft and Fraud Act.
That section relates to burgling a property by trespassing with intent to commit the arrestable offence.
Detective Sergeant Shane Dervan of Ashbourne Garda Station told Judge Eirinn McKiernan that the accused made no reply to the charge.
There was a bail application, to which Det Sgt Dervan objected because of the serious nature of the alleged offence.
Judge McKiernan refused the bail application and the accused was remanded in custody to appear at Trim District Court, also in Meath, next Tuesday.
The Judge also directed that the accused receive urgent medical and psychiatric treatment while in custody.
The maximum penalty for the offence the man is alleged to have committed is a fine and 14 years in prison.
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