A 59-year-old dentist has gone on trial at the Circuit Criminal Court in Cork charged with two counts of sexually assaulting a dental nurse at his surgery.
John Tait, of Glen House, Upper Rochestown in Cork, pleaded not guilty to the two counts on the indictment when he was arraigned this morning.
A jury of eight men and four women was sworn in to hear the case, which is likely to last two days.
The woman told the court she was 19 when she went to work for Dr Tait. She said she was elated when she got the job and thought she was the luckiest person in the world.
She said on her third morning at work she was alone with Dr Tait in the surgery when he said he could start some treatment on her that he had suggested.
She said during an examination Dr Tait ran two of his fingers down her chest and a short time later lifted her vest after he had asked her to remove some clothing.
The woman said she was really uncomfortable and looked away. She said she returned to work for Dr Tait the following day but that was her final day and she left the job.
The woman concluded her evidence this evening and the trial is expected to finish tomorrow.
