A former secondary schoolteacher from Donegal who indecently assaulted a 13-year-old pupil in 1985 has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison.
Jacintha McSherry O’Connor from Donegal Town, was found guilty of two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in October of last year.
Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced her to three years in prison with the final six months suspended.
She has been placed under the supervision of the Probation Services for six months post-release and on the sex offenders register.
