Former Irish national swimming coach George Gibney is convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s, more than 50 years after the alleged incidents. Multiple outlets report that the jury finds him guilty on dozens of counts, including indecent assault and at least one count of attempted rape. The convictions concern abuse carried out against young swimmers who were under his care during that period. Several reports specify the number of counts as 39 or 40, depending on how the counts are described, and they note that one additional count involves attempted rape. The Irish Times also reports that the jury acquits him of one count of indecently assaulting a complainant on specific dates between 1976 and 1977. BBC News and other outlets state the jury delivers its verdict after deliberations lasting over seven hours. Coverage also notes that Gibney is 77 and that he has been facing prosecution for decades following alleged evasion of justice.
George Gibney convicted of historic sexual abuse of young swimmers in Ireland
Former Irish national swimming coach George Gibney is convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s, more than 50 years after the alleged incidents....
- A jury convicts former Irish national swimming coach George Gibney of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Convictions include indecent assault counts and one count of attempted rape, according to multiple reports.
- The total number of guilty counts is reported as 39 or 40, depending on the outlet’s description.
- The Irish Times reports the jury acquits Gibney of one count relating to indecent assault on dates between 1976 and 1977.
- The jury returns its verdict after more than seven hours of deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.
Gibney was found guilty this week on 40 counts of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s
1 month agoThe former Irish National swimming coach was found guilty on Monday of sexually abusing four girls over 50 years ago
1 month agoFormer Irish Olympic swimming coach (77) was found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s
1 month agoInside Court 20 at the Central Criminal Court, the former swimming coach sat expressionless as the four survivors recounted how he had abused them decades ago.
1 month agoGibney (now 77) appeared in court in a wheelchair - a much-diminished figure from the coach who once dominated the world of Irish swimming
1 month agoDecades after he first abused young swimmers under his care, a Central Criminal Court jury today found Gibney, guilty of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape
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