Jury returns further guilty verdicts in trial of six accused of sexually abusing deaf relative
SUMMARY
The jury in the trial of six men accused of sexually abusing their deaf relative has returned five additional guilty verdicts relating to three defendants—Accused B (the 48-year-old uncle), Accused E, and Accused F (both 33, younger brothers of the complainant). This brings the total number of guilty verdicts to seven, with deliberations ongoing on 13 remaining charges. Accused B was convicted of one count of rape and one count of anal rape between 2006 and 2014; Accused E was convicted of two counts of anal rape between 2007 and 2009; and Accused F was convicted of one count of rape during the same period. The trial, which began in October 2025, originally involved seven defendants and 103 charges, but 83 charges have since been withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions. All defendants deny the allegations. The alleged abuse occurred over a 19-year period from 1995 to 2014. Legal restrictions prevent naming any parties.
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Jury returns further guilty verdicts in trial of six accused of sexually abusing deaf relative
SUMMARY
The jury in the trial of six men accused of sexually abusing their deaf relative has returned five additional guilty verdicts relating to three defendants—Accused B (the 48-year-old uncle), Accused E, and Accused F (both 33, younger brothers of the complainant). This brings the total number of guilty verdicts to seven, with deliberations ongoing on 13 remaining charges. Accused B was convicted of one count of rape and one count of anal rape between 2006 and 2014; Accused E was convicted of two counts of anal rape between 2007 and 2009; and Accused F was convicted of one count of rape during the same period. The trial, which began in October 2025, originally involved seven defendants and 103 charges, but 83 charges have since been withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions. All defendants deny the allegations. The alleged abuse occurred over a 19-year period from 1995 to 2014. Legal restrictions prevent naming any parties.
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Jury returns further guilty verdicts in trial of six accused of sexually abusing deaf relative
Article Framing: Irish Times frames the event as an ongoing legal proceeding with incremental developments in verdicts, emphasizing the scale of the abuse, the vulnerability of the complainant, and the judicial process.
Tone: factual, procedural, and measured
Further guilty verdicts returned in sexual abuse trial
Article Framing: RTÉ frames the event similarly to Irish Times—as a developing legal story with attention to procedural details, verdict specificity, and the context of the complainant’s vulnerability.
Tone: factual, procedural, and measured
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1 / 1- ✓ The jury returned five new guilty verdicts in the trial of six men accused of sexually abusing their deaf relative.
- ✓ The verdicts relate to three defendants: one uncle (Accused B) and two younger brothers (Accused E and Accused F).
- ✓ Accused B (48-year-old uncle) was convicted unanimously of one count of rape and by majority verdict of one count of anal rape between September and December 2006.
- ✓ Earlier in the month, Accused B was also convicted of two counts of rape between 2008 and 2014.
- ✓ Accused E (33) was convicted by majority verdict on two counts of anal rape between 2007 and 2009.
- ✓ Acc游戏副本 E F (33) was convicted by majority verdict of one count of rape between 2007 and 2009 and still faces another count.
- ✓ The jury has now returned seven guilty verdicts across the trial and continues deliberating on 13 further charges.
- ✓ The trial began in October 2025; jury deliberations started two weeks prior to May 27, 2026.
- ✓ Six defendants are on trial, aged between 33 and 55, facing 20 charges in total (16 related to the main complainant, who is deaf).
- ✓ The defendants are three uncles and three younger brothers of the complainant.
- ✓ All defendants pleaded not guilty and deny wrongdoing.
- ✓ The alleged abuse spans 19 years, from 1995 to 2014.
- ✓ The trial originally had seven defendants and 103 charges, but 22 charges against one brother (aged 34) were withdrawn by the DPP.
- ✓ An additional 61 charges against the remaining six defendants were also withdrawn by the DPP.
- ✓ Accused A (55-year-old uncle) faces one count of rape between December 2009 and April 2011.
Jury returns further guilty verdicts in trial of six accused of sexually abusing deaf relative
Further guilty verdicts returned in sexual abuse trial