Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Michael Shine

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2019-02-22

Surgeon's victim handed "a life sentence of pain"

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: Reading his victim impact statement today in court, Patrick Cusack (56), who waived his right to anonymity, said Shine had handed him "a life sentence of pain, hurt, anguish and shame". Shine has three previous convictions for indecent assault relating to two complainants who were both aged 15 in 1975; he was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for these in late 2017.; Judge Martin Nolan remanded Shine on continuing bail and adjourned the matter for sentencing to next Monday.

2019-02-08

Shine guilty of abusing seven boys in his care

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the matter until February 22 next for sentencing and remanded Shine on bail until that date.

2019-02-07

Prospect of money "can push memory in a particular direction", surgeon's lawyers tell jury

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-06

"Unfair and unjust" to put allegations from past now, surgeon tells trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-05

On trial surgeon says he has "some senile dementia"

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-04

Surgeon tells trial he has "no memory" of complianants

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-31

Prosecution closes case in surgeon's indecent assault trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-29

Legal argument in surgeon's indecent assault trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-25

Support group referred people to gardai, surgeon's trial told

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-24

Complainant tells trial he has "flashbacks" of surgeon's abuse

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-23

"For 38 years I thought I was the only one", witness tells surgeon's indecent assault trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-22

Teen patient awoke to find surgeon abusing him, trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-21

Surgeon groped teen who he played chess with, trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty