{"id":570696,"date":"2026-07-27T17:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/570696\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:01:13","slug":"donegal-man-charged-with-23-sexual-offences-against-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/570696\/","title":{"rendered":"Donegal man charged with 23 sexual offences against a child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Donegal man has been charged with over 20 sexual offences against a child.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who is in his 30s and cannot be named for legal reasons due to the nature of the charges, appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Letterkenny District Court.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The man is facing 23 charges and will be sent forward to the Central Criminal Court later this year.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with one count of rape contrary to section 48 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981, as amended by section 21 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990. That is in relation to an alleged offence from 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with 22 other offences of engaging in a sexual act with a child under the age of 17. These charges are contrary to section 2 (1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2006 as substituted by section 16 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>These charges are in connection with offences alleged to have occurred in 2017 and 2018 within County Donegal.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence of the arrest, charge and caution of the man was handed into the court.<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Jim Collins told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed trial on indictment in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Central Criminal Court.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-sans font-semibold text-xl md:text-[30px] leading-9 text-primary w-full\">\n        You may also be interested in\n    <\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/sport\/ballybofey-united-fc-to-celebrate-55th-anniversary-this-weekend-643365\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Ballybofey United FC to celebrate 55th anniversary this weekend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ballybofey-united-fc-to-celebrate-55th-anniversary-this-weekend.jpeg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Ballybofey United FC to celebrate 55th anniversary this weekend\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/news\/family-of-aaron-friel-thank-public-for-countless-acts-of-compassion-643362\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Family of Aaron Friel thank public for \" countless=\"\" acts=\"\" of=\"\" compassion=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-of-aaron-friel-thank-public-for-quot-countless-acts-of-compassion-quot.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Family of Aaron Friel thank public for \" countless=\"\" acts=\"\" of=\"\" compassion=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure is to be given to the man\u2019s solicitor and the case was adjourned to October for a book of evidence to be served.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man was remanded on bail by Judge Emile Daly on condition that he surrender his passport, sign on at a Garda station once a week, that he not interfere with any alleged victims or witnesses in the case and commit no further offence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Donegal man has been charged with over 20 sexual offences against a child. 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