Former Marist brother goes on trial for abuse

A Sligo native has told a jury that his former teacher's ongoing abuse of him as a child has left him with "memories that won't fade".

The man was giving evidence on the first day of the trial of a former Marist brother and primary school teacher who is charged with indecently assaulting him at a Co Sligo school almost 30 years ago.

The 67-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of indecent assault of the then eight-year-old boy on dates between September 5, 1972 and June 30, 1977.