Michael McMonagle had previously denied child sex offences but now admits 14 charges.
A former Sinn Féin press officer has pleaded guilty to a series of child sex offences, after previously denying all the charges.McMonagle, 42, from Limewood Street in Derry, changed his plea when he appeared at Londonderry Crown Court on Monday.
At his first court appearance last year he was charged with three offences but 12 more were added later.
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