Tipperary judge convicted of sexually assaulting young men has sentencing adjourned

Offences took place between March 1991 and November 1997 when defendant was a teacher at a Dublin secondary school 

Circuit Court judge Gerard O'Brien was convicted of one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A former Circuit Court judge convicted of the sexual abuse of six young men almost 30 years ago has had his sentence date adjourned to allow reports to be completed.

Gerard O’Brien, 59, of Old School House, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co Tipperary, was convicted last December by a Central Criminal Court jury of one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault in relation to six complainants.