Councillor Patrick Joseph Clarke admits sexual assault

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Image caption, Patrick Joseph Clarke admitted sexually assaulting a woman

Patrick Joseph Clarke, 40, an independent councillor for Newry and Mourne, has admitted sexually assaulting a woman.

At Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Monday, he pleaded guilty to the assault on 23 December 2014.

A lawyer said Clarke would not be prosecuted on a second charge against the victim on the same date.

He was released on continuing bail pending sentencing which is scheduled for October.