NORTHERN IRELAND
Derry Journal
Published on Tuesday 26 June 2012
The jury in the trial of a priest accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl are expected to consider their verdict today.
Fr Eugene Boland, of Parochial House, Killyclogher Road, Omagh, denies five charges of indecently assaulting the 14-year-old girl between June 28, 1990 and June 30, 1992.
The allegations made by the complainant are that the now 66-year-old hugged her, kissed her on the lips and rubbed her back underneath her clothes.
During day six of the trial, the jury of eight women and four men heard from a number of defence witnesses giving evidence on behalf of Fr Boland and closing speeches by the prosecution and defence counsel.
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