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A 30-YEAR-OLD west Clare man has been extradited from the US to face a charge of sexual assault in Clare. The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of sexually assaulting a female in west Clare in 2002.
He was extradited to Ireland last Wednesday and brought before Dub- lin District Court. He was remanded
in custody to appear before Ennis District Court on Friday.
At that court, his solicitor, William Cahir, applied for free legal aid for his client, who he said had been in custody for a number of weeks pend- ing the extradition from the US.
He said he was seeking bail for the accused. However, Inspector John Galvin said he would be opposing ey nOR
Mr Cahir said that a bench warrant
had been issued at Kilrush District Court in 2003. His client has been in the US since then and has received a PALI MOL UKOE
“His family have travelled over and back. His family were not given no- tice a bench warrant was still being pursued,” said the solicitor.
Mr Cahir said his client was will- ing to follow bail conditions that the State would impose.
“It appears the earliest he will face
trial 1s October or November as the June and July circuit court dates have already been fixed,” he said.
Judge Joseph Mangan refused bail and remanded the accused in custody to appear in court later this month.
Outlining his reasons for refusing to grant bail he said, “On grounds that he failed to answer bail in Kil- rush in 2003. The State had to pursue him outside the jurisdiction, and no reason has been given to the court.”