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10/05/2012
12 Year Sentence For Former Christian Brother Who Abused Deaf Children
A former Christian Brother found guilty of sexually abusing three teenage students in the deaf school where he worked has been sentenced to 12 years, with the last three suspended.
Each of John McCabe’s victims waived their right to anonymity so that their abuser could be named in the media. Each victim is deaf and attended St Joseph’s National School in Cabra, Dublin, in the 1980s.
53-year-old McCabe of Kilshane Cross in Finglas, is now married with a nine-year-old child. He was 24 years old when he abused the boys who were then aged between 13 and 14.
McCabe pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six counts of indecent assault of the boys on dates between May 1st, 1983, and July 31st, 1984. He has no previous convictions.
The evidence was interpreted to the three men, now in their 40s, through a sign language interpreter which they organised themselves.
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Each of John McCabe’s victims waived their right to anonymity so that their abuser could be named in the media. Each victim is deaf and attended St Joseph’s National School in Cabra, Dublin, in the 1980s.
53-year-old McCabe of Kilshane Cross in Finglas, is now married with a nine-year-old child. He was 24 years old when he abused the boys who were then aged between 13 and 14.
McCabe pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six counts of indecent assault of the boys on dates between May 1st, 1983, and July 31st, 1984. He has no previous convictions.
The evidence was interpreted to the three men, now in their 40s, through a sign language interpreter which they organised themselves.
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