Ex-Christian Brother returned to jail following appeal

A former Christian Brother jailed for indecently assaulting three boys at a secondary school in Cork in the 1980s and 1990s has been returned to jail following an appeal.

Ex-Christian Brother returned to jail following appeal

Edward Bryan, aged 61, with an address at Martinvilla, Athboy Rd, Trim, Co Meath, had pleaded not guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to 10 counts of indecently assaulting four boys at the North Monastery secondary school in Cork on dates between September 1, 1984, and June 30, 1990.

He was found guilty by a jury on seven counts relating to three boys and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin on March 1, 2013. Bryan was granted bail by the Court of Criminal Appeal in December 2013 to challenge his conviction and sentence.

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