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Paul Dunleavy: Ex-pupil says he was abused by 'evil' headmaster

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Paul Dunleavy , 88 , denies 37 charges of historical sexual abuse he is accused of.

Alleged offences include indecent assault and gross indecency with or towards a child.

Former pupil at Gort na Mona Secondary School in west Belfast said abuse started when he was 13 or 14 .

He said he enjoyed school in first and second year , until the beatings began, which left him "black and blue" and with red welts on his hands and legs.

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informal

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