Three men in court charged with child cruelty offences

Updated / Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026 17:56

Three men have appeared in court charged in relation to child cruelty offences.

Gardaí said the men were arrested and charged following the search of a house in Co Meath last year.

The men, aged in their 30s, 40s and 50s, appeared before Trim District Court facing multiple charges.

The man in his 30s is charged with ten counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, two charges of cruelty to children, two charges of assault causing harm, and two charges of making threats to kill.

The man in his 40s, was charged with one count of the reckless endangerment of a child and two counts of cruelty to children.

The man in his 50s was charged with two cruelty to children offences.

All of the offences are alleged to have occurred on dates unknown between 2012 and 2022.