CONVICTION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN GALWAY QUASHED

Date Published: 10-Feb-2009

A man has had his conviction for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Co. Galway quashed after she admitted she made up the allegations against him.The man, now in his mid-30s, was found guilty by a jury at Galway Circuit Court in 1999 of assault and sexual assault of the girl near her home in Co Galway in January 1997. He had always vehemently denied the charges.According to today's Irish Times, the woman said she had done something “terribly wrong” and apologised to all affected, especially the man.