Teacher's jailing 'a victory for sex abuse victims'

A FORMER teacher has been jailed for 10 years for the indecent assault of eight boys over 30 years ago at a private Dublin school.

- BY SONYA MCLEAN

Peter Kelly, 73, of Booterstown Park, Booterstown was convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury following a two-week trial in November.

He had pleaded not guilty to 28 counts of indecently assaulting the boys at Willow Park School, Rock Road, Blackrock, on dates in the 70s and 80s. The school is run by the Spiritan order of priests.

Kelly was convicted on all charges. The eight victims are now all aged in their early 50s.

And speaking outside court yesterday, one of them, Aidan Moore, said it was a victory for all victims of sexual abuse crimes.