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# Sexual Abuse

This year
2023
# Michael Carter
Donegal man jailed for 10 and half years for rape and sexual abuse of daughter
Karen Harkin, now 22, waived her anonymity so her father Michael Carter can be named.
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Jul 25th 2023, 1:21 PM
# Courts
Girl who reported sexual abuse by brother two years ago still waiting on counselling, court hears
The now 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to the oral rape of his sister at the family home on dates between 2018 and 2021.
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Jul 18th 2023, 12:33 PM
# Court
Man who raped sister while both were children is jailed for three-and-a-half years
The judge said the victim had maintained “a silence for the sake of everyone else”, baby-sitting for her brother’s children.
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Apr 17th 2023, 7:22 PM
# bail conditions
Gary Glitter returned to custody after ‘breaching licence conditions’
The 78-year-old, who had a string of chart hits in the 1970s, was freed in February after being jailed in 2015 for abusing three schoolgirls.
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Mar 13th 2023, 7:46 PM
# Abuse
Inquiry launched into sexual abuse at schools run by religious orders
The Education Minister said that the inquiry would be survivor-led.
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Mar 7th 2023, 1:47 PM
# Court of Appeal
Child rapist who led 'double life' has sentence increased by two years
The DPP held the view that the sentencing judge erred when handing down the earlier sentence for 72 counts of rape and sexual assault.
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Feb 14th 2023, 9:38 PM
# Human Trafficking
Andrew Tate due in Romanian court to appeal against continued detention
The controversial social media influencer is charged with being part of an organised crime group, human trafficking and rape.
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Jan 10th 2023, 8:55 AM
Last year
2022
THE MORNING LEAD
Rape crisis centres: Increase in helpline calls compared with pre-pandemic years
A report by
Hayley Halpin
That’s according to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland’s rape crisis statistics 2021 report.
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Oct 24th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Protest
US coach praises players for stand against sexual abuse
Vlatko Andonovski backed his team’s actions.
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Oct 8th 2022, 1:02 PM
# Court
Ex-Christian brother teacher convicted of molesting two boys gets 30-month jail sentence
One victim said he felt humiliated by his abuser and that the man had stolen his faith in God.
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Jun 29th 2022, 2:47 PM
# Sexual Abuse
Jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused 16-year-old girl in 1975
Jurors found that the entertainer intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Judy Huth when she was a teenager.
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Jun 22nd 2022, 8:04 AM
# High Court
High Court finds aspect of law that criminalises defilement of a child unconstitutional
The case concerns a challenge brought by a serving prisoner.
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Jun 1st 2022, 4:49 PM
# festival season
Irish festivals sign up to campaign aimed at tackling sexual violence
Electric Picnic is among the festivals signed up to the charter.
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May 20th 2022, 6:15 AM
# One in Four
'Slicing myself open': Sexual abuse survivors say making statement to gardaí is re-traumatising
Participants in new research have called for reform within the criminal justice system.
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Apr 19th 2022, 9:35 AM
# Courts
Man jailed for nine months for sexually abusing three children while they slept in their beds
Iosach O Riain (62) pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a young girl in her family home in Dublin.
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Apr 6th 2022, 3:02 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Munster trial: Parents jailed for 9 and 15 years for 'most awful' sexual abuse and neglect of their children
During the sentencing, the judge said the parents had engaged in “the most profound breach of trust a human being can commit against their children”.
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Jan 18th 2022, 1:39 PM
# Courts
Man jailed for nine years for sex abuse of sister when they were young
The 49-year-old Dublin man pleaded guilty to 24 sample counts of sexually abusing his sister.
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Jan 14th 2022, 4:10 PM
# issue
Australian cricket hit by 1985 sexual abuse allegation
Jamie Mitchell claims that he was raped on the tour by a team official.
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Jan 3rd 2022, 3:52 PM
All time
# jeffrey epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of sex trafficking crimes
The British socialite denied recruiting and grooming young girls to be abused by late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dec 29th 2021, 10:10 PM
# Patrick Harte
Former principal fails to appeal convictions for sexually abusing boys over 50 years ago
The Court of Appeal rejected what was described as an “extraordinary” submission by Patrick Harte.
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Nov 26th 2021, 9:30 PM
# Grace case
HSE workers who failed ‘Grace’ should be prosecuted, Dáil told
The Farrelly Commission has been investigating the case and has published two interim reports, which were debated by the Dail on Thursday.
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Nov 11th 2021, 8:11 PM
# Wicklow
Former Boys Brigade leader pleads guilty to sexual abuse of two young Wicklow brothers
Gordon Black appeared in relation to four counts of indecent assault from during the 1970s.
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Nov 11th 2021, 6:07 PM
# Donegal
Simon Coveney: Families to be provided with full report into Donegal care home abuse scandal
The report’s publication has been delayed following a dispute between the HSE, gardaí and the report’s authors.
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Nov 11th 2021, 4:56 PM
# virginia giuffre
Prince Andrew's lawyers issue denial of sex abuse claims
Virginia Giuffre has claimed she was trafficked to have sex with Andrew when she was aged 17 and a minor under US law.
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Oct 30th 2021, 9:32 AM
# Courts
Man (56) jailed for almost four years for childhood rape of sister
The man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
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Oct 1st 2021, 2:07 PM
# Jailed
Man jailed for six months for sex attacks on his niece
The two incidents took place on unknown dates sometime between early 1976 and late 1979.
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Sep 16th 2021, 6:03 PM
# Animal Welfare
Horse charity raises concerns as it records its first case of suspected bestiality in ten years
The horse suffered internal damage and scarring, according to an animal welfare group.
The horse was taken from its owner and housed by the charity after the allegations
One vet said he had not seen anything like the damage sustained by the horse in his 25 years
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Jul 27th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Sexual Abuse
'This will not define me': Abuse survivor encourages others to speak out
Charlene Masterson was sexually assaulted by her father for over seven-and-a-half years. He was jailed today.
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Jul 22nd 2021, 9:33 PM
# Central Criminal Court
Man who sexually abused two of his partner's sisters jailed for eight years
Stephen Lynch (31) had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Jul 12th 2021, 4:24 PM
# Jesuits
'I was disgusted by it': Former Belvedere College pupils claim priest assaulted them
An Garda Síochána determined that a crime was committed but the priest in question died prior to a complaint being made.
An Garda Síochána determined that a crime was committed but the priest in question died prior to a complaint being made
Órla Ryan speaks to two men who say they were assaulted by Fr Brendan Kearney in the 1970s and 1980s
"He used to call the boy in question with this finger slowly - that boy would know exactly what was going on"
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Jun 17th 2021, 12:05 AM
# patrick shiels
Laois man jailed for ten years for sexually abusing his daughter
Marlene Prakash-Shiels (25) wished to waive her right to anonymity so her father could be named.
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May 24th 2021, 2:34 PM
# Lawsuit
'Game of Thrones' actor sues Marilyn Manson for alleged rape and abuse
Bianco said in a statement she had spoken out to stop Manson “from shattering any more lives”.
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Apr 30th 2021, 10:38 PM
# belvedere college
Jesuits start redress consultation for people abused by Joseph Marmion
Marmion was a teacher at Belvedere College in Dublin from 1969 until 1978.
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Apr 27th 2021, 12:28 PM
# Courts
Man (77) who sexually abused three of his granddaughters jailed for 11 years
One of the man’s victims said she feared disclosing the abuse would break up her family.
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Mar 16th 2021, 4:10 PM
# Tipperary
Man (58) who raped six-month-old baby to be sentenced next week
The 58-year-old also produced sexually explicit images of four other children.
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Feb 18th 2021, 6:42 PM
# Court
Man who raped his daughter for 16 years and fathered her child is jailed for 16 years
The now 34-year-old woman said every day with her father felt like “a fight to survive”.
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Feb 9th 2021, 2:13 PM
# Domestic Abuse
Evan Rachel Wood accuses Marilyn Manson of 'horrifically' abusing her
The actor said she was “brainwashed and manipulated” by the singer.
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Feb 2nd 2021, 9:55 AM
# Courts
Father of girl raped by teenage cousin criticises 'chronic' underfunding of child sexual abuse services
The girl’s father was speaking at the sentencing of his 16 year-old nephew.
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Jan 26th 2021, 6:53 PM
# Sexual Abuse
Sharing intimate images with intent to harm could carry seven year prison sentence
The new offences deal with the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.
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Nov 23rd 2020, 5:14 PM
# Abuse
Gardaí looking into allegations that large number of images of women were shared online without their consent
An online messaging platform, Discord, deleted a server and banned users.
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Nov 19th 2020, 5:25 PM
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