Former Irish international swimming coach Derry O’Rourke has been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl 35 years ago. The charges involved defilement, sexual assault and indecent assault. Trial evidenceEarlier in the trial, the now 48-year-old woman told Patricia McLoughlin SC, prosecuting, that O’Rourke had begun as her sports coach while she was a student in secondary school. The woman said she had no contact with O’Rourke over that year's summer holidays but resumed training again in September. On one occasion, when she resumed training, the coach took her to the same room where the alleged indecent assault took place and is alleged to have raped her.

Source: Irish Examiner July 18, 2024 21:56 UTC