An octogenarian former Christian Brother who indecently assaulted five schoolboys almost 50 years ago has been jailed for three years and two months.
The 87-year-old Co Waterford man, who can't be named for legal reasons, was found guilty by a jury of 30 counts of indecently assaulting five boys at a Co Kilkenny school on dates between August 1975 and June 1976 following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial last month. He was acquitted of one count relating to a sixth boy.
The maximum sentence is two years. He has no previous convictions and does not accept the verdicts of the jury, the court heard.
