Bryan McNeill, aged 55, of K Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, was handed a six-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay €10,000 to the 19-year-old college student.

Bryan McNeill, aged 55, of K Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, had lodged €30,000, allowing him to return to the United States in March.

The accused, in his 50s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged on Friday and granted nominal bail with a series of strict conditions.

A “wealthy” US businessman has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a man in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel