Patrick Harte loses appeal against indecent assault convictions

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Patrick Harte’s appeal against his indecent assault convictions was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 25 November 2021. The convictions arose from assaults against pupils in his care.

Harte had been convicted on eleven counts involving seven complainants after majority jury verdicts in March 2020. He had received an effective three-year prison sentence in July 2020, while the appeal against sentence was deferred for a separate decision.