The pair did plead guilty to a new charge of common assault against the young girl
Two men were acquitted on Thursday of sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl walking her dog in South Belfast.
It was the Crown’s case that after walking past a group of four men whilst out with her dog, the 12-year old was shouted at and comments were made about her body. Corr, whose address was given on official court papers as Norglen Parade in Belfast, was also accused of causing criminal damage to the girl’s mobile phone.
Judge Smyth then addressed the eight men and four women of the jury and told them that it was the burden of the prosecution to prove the defendants’ guilt. McDonnell, from Donegall Road in Belfast, was cleared of sexually assaulting a child, whilst Corr was acquitted of both sexual assault on the child and causing criminal damage to her mobile phone.
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