Former scout leader (72) sent for trial on 27 sexual offence charges
David Barry remanded on continuing bail to appear at Cork Circuit Criminal Court
Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 13:52
Former scout leader David Barry (72): accused of 26 counts of indecent or sexual assault on eight boys and one count of attempted indecent assault on a ninth boy
A former scout leader has been returned for trial accused of 27 sexual offences against nine boy scouts in Cork city.
David Barry (72) had been charged last month with 26 counts of indecent or sexual assault on eight boys and one count of attempted indecent assault on a ninth boy at locations in Cork on various dates between 1986 and 2005.