31 year old swimming coach, Michael Coward, will face trial in the new year on charges of sexual exploitation and production of child abuse material..
Courts.ie reports that Coward, of Santalla Drive Santry, Dublin, faces three charges of “sexual exploitation of three girls and seven charges of the production of child pornography on dates between September 1, 2021 and February 26, 2022 at a swimming pool”.
Coward, who has been out on bail since his arrest last August, will also face two charges for the “possession of child abuse material at another location”.
Swimming coach Matthew Coward (31), who faces charges of sexual exploitation and producing child abuse material, will go on trial next year.https://t.co/rjtgBa7g1t pic.twitter.com/3rG7TGebWb
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Coward, whose passport was confiscated, is required to sign on twice daily at Santry Garda station and was ordered to have no contact directly or indirectly with any witnesses in the case.