The maximum penalty for the offence is two years but a judge has discretion to impose consecutive sentences
A former Christian brother and teacher has been jailed for four years for the continual sexual abuse of eight boys he was teaching in first class in primary school in the 1970s.
The men, who were classmates, have indicated they wish to retain their anonymity but are happy for Manning to be named in reporting of the case. Judge Nolan said the victim impact statements that were either read into the record by Detective Garda Tara Power, read by the men themselves in court on Wednesday or handed into the court to be read privately by the judge were “believable and realistic” and indicated that Manning’s behaviour had “a huge impact on their lives”.
“He obviously deserves to go to prison,” but the judge said he needed to consider if Manning should be sent to prison by reason of his age and particular infirmities. He said he believed it “would be unjust not to imprison him”. He told gardaí that Manning would call him to the top of the class and make him read a book. He said Manning would have him stand very close to him and make the other children read their books in front of them – so their heads would be down and they would not be able to see what was happening.
One of the men told gardaí that he recalled having to pull up his underwear and school trousers after Manning molested him before he returned to his own desk in the class. Det Gda Power read a number of victim impact statements into the record, while two of the men chose to read their own. Another victim impact statement was handed into the court for Judge Nolan to read himself.
He has tried counselling but found it didn’t work and he said recalls the abuse on “an almost daily basis”. He described Manning as “an opportunist” who abused the innocence of himself and his classmates in “an environment that should have nurtured it”.
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