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Former Celtic star Paddy McCourt cleared of sexual assault after appealing conviction
Former Northern Ireland and Celtic football player Paddy McCourt has successfully appealed against a conviction for a sexual assault. The 40-year-old, of Muff in Co Donegal, was previously found guilty after a trial in May of sexually touching a woman in a bar in Londonderry in January 2022. Mr McCourt, who always denied the allegation, launched an appeal against the conviction at the County Court in Derry on Tuesday morning, December 5.