Three men appear at Trim Court charged with rape, child cruelty

Three men have appeared at Trim Court charged in relation to child cruelty offences, with one also facing ten rape charges.

Gardaí said the men, aged in their 30s, 40s and 50s, were arrested and charged following the search of a house in Co Meath last year.

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 faces 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.