Tipperary judge convicted of sexually assaulting young men while he was a teacher

Gerard 'Gerry' O’Brien, 59, made no reaction when the jury returned the guilty verdicts in the Central Criminal Court on Friday

Circuit court judge Gerard O'Brien - convicted of one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A Tipperary Circuit Court judge who was also a former teacher in a Dublin secondary school has been convicted of the sexual abuse of six young men almost 30 years ago.

Gerard O’Brien (59) of Old School House, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, County Tipperary had pleaded not guilty before the Central Criminal Court of one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault in relation to six complainants, some of whom were his students.