IRELAND
One in Four
A former religious brother convicted of 180 charges of sexually abusing former pupils at a national school in Sligo has been jailed for eight years.
Christopher Cosgrove, of Ballyhaunis Road, Claremorris in Co Mayo, pleaded not guilty to the offences committed against six boys at St John'sAbuse Tracker School in Sligo in the 1960s and 1970s.
Cosgrove was a Marist brother at the time and taught as Brother Christopher.
At Sligo Circuit Court today, Judge Anthony Kennedy said the number of offences was enormous and the cumulative effect of them gave this case its great seriousness.
Posted by kshaw at March 9, 2005 03:36 PM