Former school principal sent forward for trial on 90 sex abuse charges

The alleged offences involved 21 former pupils at Sancta Maria Christian Brothers primary school on Synge Street, Dublin.

Gardaí charged Patrick Harte (pictured) with 83 indecent assaults, one attempted indecent assault and six sexual assaults from 1967 to 1995. File picture: Collins Courts

A retired Dublin school principal, accused of the sexual abuse of 21 former pupils, has been served with a book of evidence and sent forward for trial.

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