EX-CELT GUILTY OF SEX ASSAULT

Judge gives verdict after watching CCTV of footballer in bar

- GEORGE JACKSON, LYNNE LOVE

FORMER Celtic star Paddy McCourt has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a pub in Northern Ireland.

A court heard how the 39-yearold father-of-three was in the 57 bar in Waterloo Street, Derry, in January last year.

His accuser claimed he had reached under her skirt and touched her underwear.

But the court also heard that McCourt's DNA was not among the mixed-profile male DNA found on the complainant's dress or underwear.

In his direct evidence, former Northern Ireland international footballer McCourt said hed gone on a night out with friends and

had drinks in several bars. He denied touching the complainant in a sexual manner.