2025-07-28
Former Christian Brother jailed for indecent assault of ten-year-old boy
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The victim came forward after reading a newspaper report when Merrick was previously sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on June 11, 2024 for indecent assaults on two complainants on dates between September 1977 and June 1978. Today, Judge Pauline Codd sentenced Merrick, of Portmarnock Park, Portmarnock to nine months in prison with the final five months suspended.