Man who says Christian Brother abused him accepts he was big influence on him

A man who claims he was indecently assaulted by a Christian Brother said at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that his alleged assailant was a big influence on his life and did a lot of good for him.

He was giving evidence in the second day of the trial of the 62-year-old brother, who has pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting the him between August 3, 1985 and August 14, 1986 on a hill near Finore, Co Clare, and between August 1, 1987 and August 31, 1989 in the accused's Dublin home.