Paedo Christian Brother Jack Manning Pleads Guilty to 1970s Indecent Assault

The 88-year-old former teacher, who is currently serving a four-year term for the sexual abuse of eight boys in the 1970s, has pleaded guilty to another indecent assault on a boy at Westland Row CBS in Dublin 2. The assault took place between July 1, 1972, and June 13, 1973, and is just one of several allegations of abuse made against Manning. He has been behind bars since 2021, having previously been caged for three years for abusing four friends at the same school when they were seven years old.

Key Takeaways:

• Jack Manning, a former Christian Brother, has pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a male person who was a child between July 1, 1972, and June 13, 1973, at Westland Row CBS in Dublin 2.
• Manning is currently serving a four-year term for the continual sexual abuse of eight boys he was teaching in his first class in primary school back in the 1970s.
• He was previously caged for three years in 2021 for abusing four friends at the same school when they were aged seven.
• Manning evaded justice for two decades after he was first targeted by cops in the late 1990s and faced a string of charges relating to three boys at St Joseph's Industrial School, Co Kerry, from 1964-66.
• Manning joined the Christian Brothers at the age of 14 and left in 1977 to get married before he continued to work as a lay teacher after that.
• The survivor of the abuse will hand a victim impact statement into court at the time of sentencing next month.

Statistics:

• 1972: The year the indecent assault took place.
• 1973: The year the indiecent assault ended.
• 4: The number of years Manning will serve for the continual sexual abuse of eight boys.
• 3: The number of years Manning previously served for abusing four friends at the same school.
• 14: The age Manning joined the Christian Brothers.
• 1977: The year Manning left the Christian Brothers to get married.

Sources:

• The Irish Sun