Nicky O’Connor’s alleged victims embrace an off-duty police lady, a school pupil, and a passenger in his cab
A former soccer membership chairman and taxi driver is on trial accused a number of sexual offences in opposition to girls. Nicky O’Connor is alleged to have sexually assaulted or uncovered himself to a sequence of girls at places starting from a Swansea grocery store automotive park to Merthyr city centre and a village on Gower.
His alleged victims embrace an off-duty police lady, a school pupil, and a passenger in his cab. The 35-year-old defendant denies a complete of 15 counts and is on trial at Swansea Crown Courtroom.
On the time of the alleged offending – which is alleged to have occurred between February 2023 and October 2024 – O’Connor was chairman of Swansea’s Plough Colts FC and a taxi driver for the Oyster Cabs firm. For the most recent court docket tales signal as much as our crime e-newsletter
Giving proof from the witness field, O’Connor denied exposing his penis to a fare he had picked up in his cab from Swansea’s Wind Road in 2023.
O’Connor informed the court docket his passenger had been “very drunk” and there had been speak of sexual issues, and he stated once they bought to their vacation spot the girl had requested him into her home however he had stated no to her.
The defendant denied exposing his penis to the girl, denied displaying her a “intercourse video” he had beforehand made, and denied locking her within the cab.
The defendant informed the court docket he had been carrying shorts whereas driving the taxi and that he routinely wore shorts for consolation causes due to “issues down there”.
The court docket heard O’Connor has an extended historical past penial ache, discomfort, discharges, and “burning” sensations for which he has sought medical assist.
In response to questions from his barrister Thomas Stanway, the defendant additionally denied making an attempt to kiss a girl in Murton on Gower, denied touching a girl’s buttocks in Cwmbwrla Park in Swansea, and denied exposing his penis to a girl and sexually touching her.
Nicholas Wynford Keith O’Connor, previously of Caryl Terrace, Plasmarl, Swansea, however now of Waun Fawr, Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea, denies 9 counts of publicity, 5 counts of sexual assault, and one rely of tried sexual assault.
The trial continues.
