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Paddy McCourt ‘innocent’ of sexual assault charge

December 5, 2023
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Paddy McCourt always strenuously denied sex assault allegation

EX-footballer Paddy McCourt walked free an innocent man from court today in Derry after the prosecution offered to evidence against his conviction for sexually assaulting a woman in a local bar

The 39-year-old, from Wheatfield Court in Muff, Co Donegal, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a bar in the centre of Derry in January 2022 by reaching under the woman’s skirt and touching her underwear

At Bishops Street Courthouse today, the PPS offered no evidence in his appeal against his conviction.

Judge Philip Babington told Mr McCourt that he is now “an innocent man”.

Mr McCourt, who played for Derry City and Celtic during his career, had been convicted at Derry Magistrates’ Court by District Judge Peter Magill following a two-day hearing in July this year.

He was sentenced to three months in jail, suspended for two years, and placed on the Sex Offender’s Register for five years.

Lawyers for Mr McMcCourt said he always accepted that the injured party had been the victim of a sexual assault in the bar but always maintained it was not him.

Paddy McCourt ‘innocent’ of sexual assault charge was last modified: December 12th, 2023 by cassoscoop

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