A jury at the Central Criminal Court has found a Co Cork remedial teacher guilty of raping an 11-year-old pupil during special lunchtime remedial classes.
Mr Justice O'Donovan remanded him in custody for sentence on July 26th next.
The jury reached unanimous verdict of guilty on six charges of rape and sexual assault. The defendant was found not guilty on one charge of oral sex. He had denied committing the rape and sexual assault offences on dates unknown between September 29th, 1997 and February 19th, 1998, at a Co Cork school run by a religious order.