A man has pleaded not guilty to 15 charges of sexually assaulting a woman on dates unknown over a nine year period, including by penetrating her vagina with objects including a knife and a cheese grater.
The man was arraigned before Mr Justice Paul Burns and a jury at the Central Criminal Court on Monday afternoon.
He pleaded not guilty to 15 charges of sexually assaulting the woman at a Dublin address between January 1st, 2005 and September 5th, 2014 inclusive.
The charges included that he sexually assaulted the woman in circumstances including by penetrating her vagina with a range of objects including a knife and a cheese grater. He denied those charges and two other charges of sexual assault.
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After the selection of the jury, Mr Justice Burns asked them to return to court in the morning for the opening of the trial.