Retired judge James O’Connor rejected the allegations, describing them as “malicious, ill-motivated and entirely unfounded”A garda investigation into the allegations did not result in a prosecution
Retired judge James O’Connor faces claim of sexual assault in High Court civil action (Pic: Michelle Cooper Galvin)
A woman has claimed in High Court proceedings that she was sexually assaulted by a sitting judge at the launch of the autobiography of Gaelic football star Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper.
The allegation, which relates to an event at a Killarney hotel nine years ago, has been vehemently denied by James O’Connor, a now retired district court judge who was based in Co Kerry.