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22/11/2013
Former Cork Lord Mayor Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault Charge
John Murray, the 83-year-old former lord mayor of Cork, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, despite denying the charges.
Murray, of Gregg Road, Cork, faced six counts of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the city in the mid-1990s.
According to reports the jury took four hours before returning a verdict of guilty on one of the counts. It is understood that the remaining five counts are still be deliberated.
(MH/CD)
Murray, of Gregg Road, Cork, faced six counts of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the city in the mid-1990s.
According to reports the jury took four hours before returning a verdict of guilty on one of the counts. It is understood that the remaining five counts are still be deliberated.
(MH/CD)
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