Priest not guilty of indecent assault

RETIRED priest Fr Daniel Duane was found not guilty yesterday on a charge of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl 31 years ago.

Priest not guilty of indecent assault

Fr Duane put his head down on the front barrier of the dock at Courtroom 1 in Cork Circuit Criminal Court and wept as the verdict was handed down.

The jury of five women and seven men returned their unanimous verdict after 85 minutes of deliberation at the end of a four-day trial.

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