Jury sent home in trial of former Marist brother

The jury in the trial of a former Marist brother and primary school teacher accused of sexually abusing young boys in a Co Sligo school has been sent home for the evening having failed to reach a verdict.

The 66-year-old man has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 55 charges of indecent assault at the school on dates between July 1, 1968 and June 30, 1977.