Derry man charged with 21 sexual offences which include the alleged rape of a child
Defendant returned for trial to local crown court
Derry courthouse at Bishop Street.
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A Derry man will be arraigned on charges of raping and sexually assaulting children at a court sitting next month.
Joshua Adam Olphert, 25, who is currently on remand at HM Prison Maghaberry, faces 21 charges linked to sexual offences.
Those include raping a child, sexually assaulting a child, engaging in a sexual act in the presence of a child and taking an indecent photo of a child.
It is alleged that the offences were committed against two children and took place between September 2009 and July 2017.
Derry man jailed for 20 years for raping a woman in his flat
Court told that he had previously been convicted of raping another woman
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A Derry man was today jailed for 20 years for raping a woman in his flat.
Shaun Hegarty, 29, whose address was given as Balliniska Heights, was convicted of two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, attempting to choke with intent to commit an indictable offence and breaching a previously imposed Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
The attack on the woman happened on April 6/7, 2019.
Derry Crown Court was told that Hegarty had previously been convicted of raping another woman.