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Ciara said she has received messages from other victims who are afraid to talk about their abuse.
“He will always pose a risk to women and he can never be allowed back into society,” a lawyer said of John Worboys.
Brahim Maddi (36) pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to sexual assault and oral rape.
Five men were arrested in connection with the fire attack.
Joseph McCann moved across five force areas as he evaded police for 15 days.
The men were accused of the gang rape of a young woman in Hyderabad.
It is the latest gruesome case of violence against women in the country.
“It is hard to fathom the extent of suffering the victims must have gone through,” the court’s ruling said.
The man was remanded on bail until sentencing on 3 February.
The Italian nationals were arrested after police discovered them re-enacting the attack on the club’s CCTV recordings.
Six women and five men, aged between their 20s – 70s, are charged with offences including rape, sexual assault, neglect and cruelty.
The judge said that the victim, who has special needs, still has a bond with her father.
The two men have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The commission is calling for the introduction of a new ‘objective’ test.
Lavinia Kerwick, the first rape survivor in Ireland to waive her anonymity, has called for more supports to be made available to fellow survivors.
The woman told the trial she did not consent to any sexual activity.
The 14-year-old victim was unconscious at the time.
The man had been living in Ireland for eight months at the time of the offence.
Thomas Mullarney was give jail sentences totalling 14 years with the final two suspended.
The survivor of the attack was the man’s then-girlfriend’s younger sister, who is waiving her anonymity.
The alleged victim told a trial she was ‘half way between sleep and drunkenness’ during the incident.
The victim was taken to hospital where she required surgery following the attack.
The man will be sentenced on 13 November.
The alleged incident took place at around 1am on Sunday morning.
All four males, one adult and three juveniles, are being detained in garda stations in the South East.
Fiona Doyle suffered a decade of sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
The attack took place at a flat in south Belfast on 25 November 2017.
Chemsex is becoming more common in Ireland, leading to concerns about health risks and an increase in sexual assaults.
Granting bail, Judge John O’Leary ordered that the man “refrain from driving a taxi”.
Phrases like “They don’t take care of us” cover the Angel of Independence, while “rapists” was scrawled on a police station.
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is calling for pre-recording of some trial evidence in cases.
Ms Justice Tara Burns said that Gheorghe Goidan (46), a Romania national, had preyed upon the vulnerability of the two women.
The court heard that the man was asked to leave his neighbour’s house but instead followed her to her bedroom.
He is being held by the US Marshals Service.
Young female activists are working to improve people’s lives in the largest urban slum in Africa, Kibera.
Patrick O’Driscoll, now aged 21, denied the charges.
In certain areas of Kenya, slaughtering an animal or paying a €20 fine is the punishment for rape.
The accused has 37 previous convictions of which 17 are for sexual offences.
Christopher Redmond was found in recent weeks to have had a severe form of dementia for some time “with no prospect of recovery”.
The case was heard today at the Central Criminal Court.