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Christian Brother further jailed for serial child abuse
Summary
A 71‑year‑old Christian Brother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six and a half years' imprisonment for nine counts of indecent assault on four boys between 1976 and 1978, when he was their fourth‑class teacher at a CBS school in Leinster. He had previously served a five‑and‑a‑half‑year term for indecently assaulting five other boys in the late 1970s and had about 45 prior convictions for indecent assault. The jury found him guilty after he denied the charges and refused to accept the verdicts. Victim impact statements were read at the sentencing hearing, describing physical abuse, sexual assault, and lasting psychological harm.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Christian Brother further jailed for serial child abuse. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 1976 and 1978 Incident
- 2019 and 2020 Incident
- 2023-03-16 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: Christian Brother and serial child abuser who sexually abused four young boys he was teaching over 40 years ago has been jailed for six and a half years. She said for this reason she would impose some of the sentences on a consecutive basis.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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