Retired teacher denies sexual abuse allegations in High Court

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An unnamed retired teacher denied sexual abuse allegations in a High Court civil trial, reported on 30 June 2022.

The former pupil alleged sexual and physical abuse at a national school during the late 1950s and 1960s; the teacher denied the allegations.

The teacher said he had no memory of teaching the complainant and disputed the account of abuse in the school cloakroom.

The hearing was continuing.