A Donegal woman found guilty of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old school pupil nearly 40 years ago is due to be sentenced today.
The court had heard that the woman does not a accept a verdict of the jury in the case.
Jacintha McSherry O’Connor (63), of the Mullins, Donegal Town, was found guilty of two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in October last year.
The court heard the abuse occurred while McSherry O’Connor worked as a student teacher at a Dublin secondary school.
The court heard she indecently assaulted the boy on two occasions in his home on dates between June 1 and September 1, 1985, while giving him grinds.
At the time of the assault, she was aged 24 and the boy was 13.
Judge Elma Sheahan had adjourned the case for finalisation to today.
The maximum sentence for indecent assault is two years imprisonment.
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