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Man charged over alleged sexual offences during Armagh GAA trip to Florida

Players, the management team, family members and senior figures from the Armagh County Board are understood to have spent a week in Miami to celebrate the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship win
Players, the management team, family members and senior figures from the Armagh County Board are understood to have spent a week in Miami to celebrate the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship win

A 30-year-old man has been charged with sexual offences linked to an alleged incident during Armagh GAA's post All-Ireland winning holiday in the United States last year.

He has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.

He is due to appear at Armagh Magistrates Court on 6 May.

The man was arrested on 10 December 2024 on suspicion of a number of sexual-related offences alleged to have taken place in America the previous month.

The police said the charges would be reviewed by prosecutors.

"As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service and police will not be commenting further as criminal justice proceedings progress," the PSNI said in a statement.

Players, the management team, family members and senior figures from the Armagh County Board are understood to have spent a week in Miami, Florida in November 2024 to celebrate the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship win over Galway.

In a statement, a solicitor for the 30-year-old said his client had voluntarily presented himself to the PSNI to be interviewed.

"My client maintains his innocent and has instructed me to contest the charges fully," the solicitor said.