Doyle jailed
BUT NO REMORSE FOR SEX ASSAULT OF BOYS
Ger Doyle, right, is brought to Wexford Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing.
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Wednesday February 03 2010
DISGRACED former swimming coach Ger Doyle expressed no remorse for his actions as he was sentenced at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court last week. Doyle, originally from Emmet Place in Wexford town, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison by Judge Alice Doyle at the sitting.
The 49-year-old had been convicted by a jury in November on 35 charges involving boys.
Judge Doyle said that he had breached the trust of children under his care and that of their parents: 'He used his position to sexually assault these children; for that is what they were at the time – children. These crimes were carefully planned. They required secrecy. These children were put under pressure to keep these crimes a secret.'
She said that having to give evidence in the six-day trial caused further trauma to Doyle's victims.
