Garda hunt on as paedophile flees before sex assault trial ends

GARDAÍ were last night hunting for a convicted paedophile who disappeared before the end of his trial yesterday.

A jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict in less than 45 minutes yesterday on each of the seven charges against him at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

But the accused, who sexually assaulted seven boys in the toilets of fast food restaurants and swimming pools in Cork city, was not in court.