Sex abuse accused tells gardaí he overdosed

A former Christian Brother on trial for indecently assaulting four boys at the North Monastery secondary school in Cork in the 1980’s told investigating gardaí that he took an overdose in 2010, it emerged yesterday.

Edward Bryan, aged 59, of Martinvilla, Athboy Rd, Trim, Co Meath, is on trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading not guilty to 10 charges of indecent assault.

Bryan, who retired from the Christian Brothers almost 20 years ago, denied the charges of indecently assaulting two boys, each on one occasion, indecently assaulting another boy three times and another boy on five occasions, at the North Monastery CBS school.