ACCUSED FORMER CHRISTIAN BROTHER GIVES EVIDENCE AT GALWAY COURT

Date Published: 21-Mar-2013

A former Christian Brother who is charged with the sexual abuse of a boy at Letterfrack Industrial School during the 1960's, has told a jury he had a very happy childhood himself.

The 72-year-old retired primary school teacher, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was giving evidence at his trial at Galway Circuit Criminal court where he denies six charges of indecently assaulting a boy on dates between August 1965 and April 1967, in his bedroom beside a dormitory in Letterfrack.

His evidence was in stark contrast to the evidence given by his alleged victim yesterday on the opening day of the trial.

He said he had never stayed in the room the victim mentioned at the time the victim said he had been there.