The applicant in these proceedings was born on 13 th November, 1934 and is now aged 70 years. He is a retired joiner and resides at an address in England. He had four children of his marriage of whom the eldest, St. C., is a complainant in these proceedings.
The general background of this application has already been set out in the judgment delivered today in B.C. v. Judge Brian Kirby and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Facing the applicant there are four charges relating to alleged indecent assault on Je.C., the applicant's niece, on dates between May and September, 1974. The remaining charges relate to alleged indecent assaults and rape of Ms. St. C. (the applicant's only daughter) on dates between May, 1982 and November, 1988. Charges were preferred in Dun Laoghaire District Court in each of the cases and the applicant was returned for trial. No issue arises in this case on the validity of the return for trial, in distinction to the case of B.C.
Je.C. was born on 4 October 1967. Her parents were M.C. and G.C. (Her father, M.C., in turn faces 27 charges of indecent assault and one case of buggery. He is not, however, an applicant in this series of proceedings.)
The indecent assaults are alleged to have taken place between May 1974 and September 1974, a period of six months. At this point Je.C. was aged seven years. The complaint on foot of which these charges proceeded was made to the Garda� on 29 July 1999. The complaint relates to matters alleged to have taken place 25 years after the last allegation.
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