A 65-year-old man accused of attacking a woman and not letting her out of a room until she “started screaming” has been granted bail.
Alexander Ivanec, a Russian-speaking Ukrainian national residing at Ballyhaise Agricultural College, Co. Cavan, appeared before Judge Dermot Dempsey at Dublin District Court on Saturday.
The alleged assault occurred at the college which was providing accommodation for Ukrainian asylum seekers.
Garda Shauna Ward told the court that the accused made no reply to a charge of assaulting the woman at the college on September 9th.
Asylum seeker accommodation
The court heard he allegedly held a door closed on the complainant in a "forcible manner", keeping the woman in a room for three minutes.
The Garda said the woman began screaming, and the accused "ran out of the house".
It was alleged he grabbed her on Friday, and she was in fear, after which she reported the incident to Gardaí.
Mr Ivanec was arrested under the Non-Fatal Offences Against Act for false imprisonment but charged with assault.
Bail
The investigating officer agreed with defence counsel Kevin McCrave that bail terms were agreeable.
Judge Dempsey ordered him to reside at the college but to have no contact with the woman who also lives there and to take no alcohol or illegal drugs.
He must also remain out of certain parts of the campus.
Mr Ivanec has not yet indicated a plea but Judge Dempsey has remanded him on €300 bail to appear at Cavan District Court this coming Thursday, December 15th.
He also granted legal aid to include a translator during legal consultations, which he had in court today as well.
Reporting by Tom Tuite
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