Eamon Cooke denied appeal over indecent assault convictions

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Eamon Cooke was denied a fresh appeal over indecent assault convictions by the Court of Appeal, reported on 28 July 2015. He had been convicted of 42 counts involving two complainants and sentenced to 10 years in prison after a retrial at the Central Criminal Court. The offences occurred between May 1974 and May 1978, and Cooke denied the charges. The Court of Appeal rejected his application on all grounds. He had sought a Supreme Court referral on legal issues concerning jury warnings in delayed cases involving allegations of sexual abuse.