A retired County Clare primary school teacher has appeared in court charged with the indecent assault of 11 females.
The case, involving a man now in his 70’s, has now been sent forward to the next sitting of Ennis Circuit Court in the New Year.
The 67 alleged offences facing the accused, occurred over a five and a half year period, on dates between September 1st 1975 and June 6th 1981.
At Kilrush District Court yesterday gardaí gave evidence of serving the book of evidence on the retired primary school teacher and said the DPP had consented to the case going forward to the Circuit Court .
Judge Aeneas McCarthy said the usual reporting restrictions, banning the release of the accused name, would apply, but was informed that the 11 alleged victims had no objections if they were lifted.
However Judge McCarthy stated that he would prefer if the alleged injured parties were in court to state they wished to wave their right to anonymity and so therefore the ban would remain.
The accused was further remanded on bail and is due to appear before Ennis Circuit Court next February.
