The accused, a man in his 50s who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting the then 17-year-old girl, who suffered from depression and had needed treatment following a tablet overdose.

She was remanded in custody with consent to bail and appeared again at Dublin District Court, where she signed guilty pleas on Friday.

Muna Mohamed Sharif (47), with an address at Bodmin Grove, Birmingham, England, was arrested at Terminal 2 on Friday afternoon.