{"id":481255,"date":"2026-06-03T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/481255\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:58:13","slug":"man-60s-extradited-to-face-55-alleged-sex-charges-against-four-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/481255\/","title":{"rendered":"Man (60s) extradited to face 55 alleged sex charges against four victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been brought before a court in Co Donegal charged with 55 charges of alleged sex assault and rape.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who is in his 60s, appeared before Judge Emile Daly at Letterkenny District Court.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared in court after being handed over to garda\u00ed by members of the PSNI following the execution of a European Arrest Warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged offences are against four different people and are claimed to have occurred in Co Donegal between 1995 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who cannot be named at present, has been residing in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>He was accompanied to court by detectives.<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with a total of 55 charges of rape, Section 4 rape, and sexual assault at various locations in Co Donegal between 1995 and 2002 inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>The accused man did not speak during the brief hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Garda Paul Dolan said the Director of Public Prosecutions had consented to the accused being sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court<\/p>\n<p>He also said garda\u00ed had objections to the man being granted bail.<\/p>\n<p>He said that because the man was a resident in Northern Ireland, he feared that he might be a flight risk.<\/p>\n<p>The accused man&#8217;s solicitor, Patsy Gallagher, said his client had no previous convictions, had a permanent address, and his wife was in ill health.<\/p>\n<p>Having considered all submissions, Judge Daly said the accused has the presumption of innocence and granted bail.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"not-prose no-underline\" data-action=\"click\" data-category=\"Read more article clicked\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/man-with-over-250-convictions-jailed-for-theft-and-breaking-into-a-couples-home-as-they-slept-1908753.html\" data-value=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/man-with-over-250-convictions-jailed-for-theft-and-breaking-into-a-couples-home-as-they-slept-1908753.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-74968807.jpg\" class=\"rounded-sm object-contain bg-transparent z-10 w-full h-full not-prose\" alt=\"Man With Over 250 Convictions Jailed For Theft And Breaking Into A Couple'S Home As They Slept\" width=\"278\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Ireland<\/p>\n<p>Man with over 250 convictions jailed for theft and breaking into a couple&#8217;s home as they slept<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Judge imposed several conditions, including a cash lodgement of \u20ac1,000 as well as directions that the accused sign on at Buncrana Garda Station once a week.<\/p>\n<p>He is also to surrender his passport and not to have any contact with any witnesses in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The case was adjourned to September 14th for a book of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can call the national 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline at 1800-77 8888, access text service and webchat options at drcc.ie\/services\/helpline\/ or visit Rape Crisis Help. 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