Childcare worker on abuse charges

A Co Galway childcare worker who is charged with the sexual abuse of four children over a seven-year period was remanded on continuing…

A Co Galway childcare worker who is charged with the sexual abuse of four children over a seven-year period was remanded on continuing bail at Galway District Court today.

The 38-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, faces 37 charges, including the indecent assault and rape of three underage girls and the buggery of a young boy.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 1978 and 1985 at Galway children's care facility and at another location in the city. The man was remanded to appear before the court on March 10th.