A 63-year-old former teacher has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a male student 38 years ago.
Jacintha McSherry O'Connor of The Mullins, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal, had pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child on dates between 1 June and 1 September, 1985.
She was aged between 24 and 25 at the time and the boy was 13.
The jury returned a guilty verdict on both counts by a majority of 10 to 1 this afternoon.
The court heard the incidents took place while Ms McSherry O'Connor worked as a student teacher at a school in Dublin.
She was accused of indecently assaulting the boy on two occasions in his home, where she had been giving him grinds.
It was also alleged there was sexual contact between the boy and the accused on a holiday she attended with his family in Spain in the run-up to the time of the offences that were before the jury.
Judge Elma Sheahan remanded Ms McSherry O'Connor on bail until December.
