The recent charging of 6 women and 5 men with the sexual assault and sexual exploitation of children will be very keenly watched for a number of reasons. One is the large number of women charged. Another will be whether the women receive the same sentences as the men if they are convicted of the …
6 WOMEN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN Read More »
Last Friday a woman, who regularly sexually abused her younger brother when he was aged between 9 and 11 years old, was sentenced to a paltry 6 months in prison. What a disgustingly lenient sentence and a disgraceful insult to the victim who had tried to commit suicide when he was 12. If a man, …
A recent trial in the Circuit Court collapsed because the DPP had not revealed to the defence before the trial that expert witnesses for the prosecution had passed emails between themselves. The judge said that while there was generally no difficulty with expert witnesses contacting each other the defence must be told about it. The …
FAILURE BY DPP TO DISCLOSE: A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE? Read More »