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23/01/2014
Man Pleads Guilty To Rape Of Young Girls
A 30-year-old is to be sent forward for sentencing after pleading guilty to five charges of raping two young girls.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been on remand at Castlerea Prison since October last year.
The two girls, aged six and nine, went missing after attending a birthday party. It was later discovered the girls had been taken to a nearby house and raped numerous times.
The accused admitted the five charges and agreed to waive his right to the book of evidence.
The man will be sent forward to Central Criminal Court for sentencing at a later date, which has not yet been set.
(MH/JP)
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been on remand at Castlerea Prison since October last year.
The two girls, aged six and nine, went missing after attending a birthday party. It was later discovered the girls had been taken to a nearby house and raped numerous times.
The accused admitted the five charges and agreed to waive his right to the book of evidence.
The man will be sent forward to Central Criminal Court for sentencing at a later date, which has not yet been set.
(MH/JP)
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