The man told the court how the sexual assaults had “changed my life forever”.Ī jury reached unanimous guilty verdicts on two counts in McCarthy’s trial on October 6, 2020, after he denied the allegations which dated back thirty years.
Reading his victim impact statement in court, the man told McCarthy he wanted him to “rot” in jail. Read More: Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey released on bail over sexual assault charges The victim cannot be named for legal reasons. Judge Pat Meghan said McCarthy could be identified. A former Franciscan Brother from Co Cork, who was previously convicted of masturbating in front of a male teenager at Knock Shrine, has been jailed for 27 months for indecent assault and sexual assault of a 10-year old boy.Ĭhristopher McCarthy, 74, with an address at Richmond Court, Mount Kennett, Dock Road, Limerick, was jailed for three years with the final nine months suspended at Limerick Circuit Court.
