Pensioner's abuse conviction is upheld

A pensioner from Crolly, Co Donegal, has failed in his appeal against conviction for indecently assaulting a teenage boy over three decades ago. The 74-year-old man had been found guilty by jury at Donegal Circuit Criminal Court of six counts relating to offences committed between August 1989 and September 1990. He received a six-year sentence in June 2017, with the final two years suspended. The Court of Appeal…