Jury begins deliberating in case against former teacher

Jacintha McSherry O'Connor of The Mullins, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child on dates between 1 June and 1 September in 1985. She was aged between 24 and 25 at the time of the alleged offending, and the boy was 13.

In his closing speech today, Garrett McCormack BL, prosecuting, told the jury it should have"no doubt" when it came to deciding the case, primarily because of the evidence of the complainant. They included her rubbing her breasts against him at the swimming pool and giving him oral sex in her holiday apartment, the court heard.

"You're not here to condemn people because they perhaps become too close to a student or go on a cheap holiday with a boy who had a crush," he said.

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