Convicted child killer convicted of sexually abusing two youngsters
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The scene in Sidney Street West, April 1996
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A convicted child killer who served a life sentence for murdering a 13-year-old girl has been convicted of sexually abusing two young people.
James Junior McKinstry Craig who was handed a 21-year sentence in September 1998 for murdering schoolgirl Sonia Forsythe was convicted for historic sex offences following a two-week trial at Belfast Crown Court.
The jury was sworn in last week and were not told about Craig’s previous conviction. The trial was the subject of a reporting restriction which was lifted after the verdicts were reached.
As one member could not continue due to medical reasons, after deliberating for around four hours the remaining jurors of four men and seven women returned guilty verdicts on Thursday on five charges committed against two children in the late 80s and early 90s.