Retired surgeon Michael Shine denies 13 charges of assaulting seven boys

Michael Shine (86) of Ballsbridge, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to 13 charges of indecently assaulting seven boys allegedly committed during medical examinations at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth and at two private clinics in Drogheda.

By Brion Hoban

A retired surgeon groped the genitals of a teenage patient with whom he played chess in hospital, a jury has heard.