Defendant (63) had denied indecently assaulting then ten-year-old boy by fondling him through his clothing during scout inspections
The trial before Judge Elva Duffy also heard memos of interview with Sgt Danielle Hegarty in which the accused said he didn’t know the complainant very well and denied indecently assaulting the boy by fondling his genitals through his pants when carrying out a uniform inspection.
The 54-year-old complainant told the jury on the opening day of the three-day trial that he had joined his local troop of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland in summer 1979 and he used to parade and line up in his local Scout Hall for inspection by the accused and three other scout leaders. “There were other people about – he was not discrete about it whatsoever – it was always brief and fleeting, just a few seconds – he seemed quite happy and friendly – he was always pleasant, never aggressive – he would have said things, compliments maybe, but I don’t remember the specifics.
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