Three more weeks for book of evidence in sex abuse trial of retired principal

Patrick Harte denies the allegations and appeared again at Dublin District Court on Friday. File picture: iStock

Prosecutors have been given another three weeks to complete a book of evidence for the trial of a retired Dublin school principal accused of the sexual abuse of 20 former pupils.

Gardaí charged Patrick Harte, 80, in May with 83 indecent assaults, one attempted indecent assault and six sexual assaults from 1967 to 1995.