Former Christian Brother and school principal jailed for indecent assault of pupil in 1980s

Abuse started when the victim was aged 13 and a first-year student and continued until a few months before he sat his Leaving Cert, court heard

Paul Hendrick of Croftwood Grove, Ballyfermot, Dublin, appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday where he admitted two counts of indecently assaulting a male at the Dublin city centre school on dates between May 1980 and July 1981. Picture: Collins Courts

A retired school principal and former Christian Brother has been jailed for three and half years for the indecent assault of one of his pupils over 40 years ago.

Paul Hendrick, 75, of Croftwood Grove, Ballyfermot, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of indecently assaulting Kenneth Grace on dates between May 1980 and July 1984 at locations including in Dublin, Tipperary and Waterford.