A Co Clare teacher has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of sexually assaulting three boys aged between 10 and 12 at a primary school and in his home.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of sexually assaulting the three boys on dates between September 2002 and June 2004.
Opening the case, Mary Rose Gearty, prosecuting, told the jury that the accused man had a reputation in the area as “a well-respected and good teacher”.
She said three young men who are now in their teens would give evidence that the accused put his hand on their “bottoms” and on some occasions put his hand
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down the backs of their trousers.
The trial continues before Judge Patrick McCartan.