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Ireland to review sexual assault trials after rugby rape case

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By Paul FAITH

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Despite the woman being entitled to anonymity, her name was posted online and abusive comments were reportedly made about her on social media.

This has happened to rape victims before, in Ireland. And some of them have been forced to drop their anonymous stance.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/people-queued-to-shake-this-sex-attackers-hand-108061.html

https://avondhupress.ie/rape-culture-ireland-2016/

Ireland has come a long, long way since freeing itself from the shackles of Empire and latterly the malignant influence of the church, but it still has a journey to make.

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