Jury to consider verdict in child abuse case

The closing speeches have ended in the trial of a Co Tipperary teacher who has denied charges of sexual assault against two mentally impaired children at a special school in Limerick.

The 48-year-old married father of two has pleaded not guilty to a total of four counts of sexual assault against the two youths in Limerick, Clare and in his own home on dates between September 9, 1994, and March 31, 1997.