Man in court charged with historical sexual offences
The man appeared before the Dublin District Court in the Criminal Courts of Justice on Tuesday morning
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A man in his 70s has appeared in court in Dublin in connection with alleged historical sexual offences.
He was arrested on Tuesday morning following his extradition from the US.
The man is accused of 79 offences - 78 counts of indecently assaulting four young girls aged between eight and 14 at the time, and one count of attempting to rape one of the children.
The offences are alleged to have taken place between 1971 and 1981 at various locations in south Dublin including Dun Laoghaire, Killiney, Blackrock, Deans grange and Foxrock.
Forty-two of the charges relate to one of the girls and 34 to another.
Two indecent assault charges relate to another of the girls, while one charge relates to the fourth alleged victim.
Garda Amy Kelly said she arrested the man at Dublin Airport before he was brought to Ballymun Garda Station.
He appeared before Dublin District Court in the Criminal Courts of Justice, and was remanded in custody.
There was no application for bail and he was granted free legal aid after his solicitor Tracy Horan told the court the man was not working and had no assets.
She also said her client required medical assistance in custody because he had no hearing aid and no dentures, and as a result he could not eat.
The man appeared in court in a wheelchair and did not speak during the brief hearing.
He is due in court again on Tuesday 29 July.