Man (73) is jailed for abuse of three young boys
A Summerhill College teacher, a Sea Scouts leader and a person who was described as trusted in the community was sentenced to one year and 9 months in prison for sexually assaulting three teenage boys in the late '70s and 1980s at Sligo Circuit Court yesterday (Monday, February 1st). Edward Tighe (73) of Salmon Court, Ballisodare pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault in 1978, 1982 and 1986, during the time he was an English and Latin teacher in Summerhill. The case, heard by Judge Francis Comerford, was told that one of the victims, Patrick Walsh, wanted to waive his right to an...
Source: independent.ie