Jury in De La Salle brother trial discharged

The jury has been discharged in the trial of a brother of the De La Salle order accused of abusing a former resident at a childrens institution for young offenders over twenty years ago.

The jury has been discharged in the trial of a brother of the De La Salle order accused of abusing a former resident at a children's institution for young offenders over 20 years ago.

The 56-year-old man had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three counts of indecent assault, one count of buggery and one count of gross indecency against the then-12-year-old complainant at the institution on dates unknown between March 1, 1985 and September 2, 1986.