Man accused of indecent assault on niece at party

A ‘This is Your Life’ celebration at Pairc Uí Chaoimh was the occasion for an indecent assault by a guest on his niece, it was alleged during a trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

Christopher McCarthy, aged 50, of 11 Glendalough Park, The Lough, pleaded not guilty to five counts of indecently assaulting his niece, Tanya Walsh, on various occasions between 1978 and 1989 when she was aged approximately 4 to 15.

Ms Walsh said the final indecent assault occurred when she was about 15 and attending a ‘This is Your Life’ event with her mother at Pairc Uí Chaoimh for Gerald McCarthy, a former All-Ireland-winning Cork player, and brother of the accused.