A man facing 21 sexual offence charges has been returned for trial by Navan District Court. Judge John Brophy imposed reporting restrictions preventing publication of the names or places involved.
The 40-year-old man faces 10 charges of unlawful and carnal knowledge of a retarded woman on dates unknown between January 1st, 1980, and the December 31st, 1984.
He is also charged with six gross indecency offences on a male between January 1st, 1976, and December 31st, 1978, and indecently assaulting a male on five occasions on dates unknown between July 1st, 1976, and December 31st, 1978.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the offences and the matter was returned to the next sittings of Trim Circuit Court.