Ex-swim coach Derry O’Rourke guilty of raping teen girl 35 years ago. After all these years, Derry O Rourke gets Convicted, remanded in Custody, until 30th of July, for Sentencing.

Former Irish international swimming coach Derry O’Rourke has been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl 35 years ago.

The 78-year-old, of Virginia Road, Cavan, had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of rape and 15 counts of indecent assault in a school on dates between October 1989 and June 1990.

The complainant was between 13 and 14 years old at the time.

During the trial, the jury was directed by the trial judge to acquit O’Rourke of four of those charges, leaving it to consider one offence of rape and 11 charges of indecent assault.

The jury returned its verdicts after five hours and 27 minutes of deliberations on the fifth day of the trial.

Ms Justice Melanie Greally remanded O’Rourke into custody for sentencing on 30 July.