Sexual Assault
# sexual-assault - Today’s News
# sexual-assault - Monday 20 May, 2013
Gary Neville’s father charged with sexual assault
Neville Neville will appear in a Manchester court next month after the alleged incident involving a 46-year-old woman.
# sexual-assault - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Accused in Tia Sharp murder sentenced to 38 years in prison
Stuart Hazell unexpectedly changed his plea to guilty yesterday, admitting to killing the 12-year-old before stuffing her body in an attic.
# sexual-assault - Monday 29 April, 2013
Australian holidaymaker raped in Bali
A young woman was attacked after a thief broke into her family’s rented villa in the popular tourist area of Kuta.
# sexual-assault - Monday 15 April, 2013
HSE failing today’s child sex abuse victims with lack of counselling services
HSE counselling services for children specifically exclude child sexual abuse as it is not considered a mental health issue.
# sexual-assault - Friday 5 April, 2013
High-profile rapes threaten India tourism business
As media spotlight hovers over sexual crime in India, its multi-billion euro visitor industry is feeling the pinch.
# sexual-assault - Saturday 30 March, 2013
New Delhi police note surge in number of reported sex crimes
Police say more women are “shedding their inhibitions” in a conservative society and registering complaints about sex crimes following the fatal gang-rape of a young woman in the city.
# sexual-assault - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Rise in number of homicides and sexual offences in 2012
Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the overall drop in crime lat year provides reassurance that “efficiencies” are making a real contribution to public safety.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Antrim police appeal for information about serious assault on young woman
Detectives in Antrim are seeking information about a serious sexual assault which took place in the Lagmore Avenue area during the early hours of this morning.
# sexual-assault - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Gary and Phil’s dad Neville Neville arrested over alleged indecent assault
The father of the ex-England internationals has been questioned by Manchester Police.
# sexual-assault - Monday 25 March, 2013
# sexual-assault - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
British tourist jumps from hotel balcony in India to escape harassment
The UK’s foreign office has amended its travel advice for women visiting India as reports of sexual attacks increase.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Eight men arrested on suspicion of rape of teenager in London
The offences are alleged to have occurred between May and November 2012.
# sexual-assault - Friday 15 February, 2013
DPP to appeal Patrick O’Brien sentence
Fiona Doyle said today that she may also pursue her mother in the courts.
# sexual-assault - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Updated: Five men plead not guilty in India gang rape trial
The plea comes as India looks set to introduce death penalty in some rape cases.
# sexual-assault - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Fiona Doyle meets Taoiseach to discuss court experiences
Doyle, whose father was temporarily allowed to walk free after admitting raping her, met Enda Kenny this evening.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Column: We owe it to victims to have minimum and mandatory sentencing
The crimes committed against Fiona Doyle and Detective Garda Adrian Donohue deserve sufficient punishment – and the pressure needs to be placed back onto criminals, says criminologist John O’Keefe.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall charged with rape
The 83-year-old has been charged with one offence of rape and 14 offences of indecent assault involving one woman and ten girls between 1967 and 1986.
# sexual-assault - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
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Poll: Should the government review sentencing laws for sexual assaults?
A Labour TD has called for action after a controversial sentencing in Dublin yesterday. So do you think there should be a review of statutory sentencing?
# sexual-assault - Monday 21 January, 2013
‘Urgent review’ of sentencing needed after 72-year-old bailed for multiple rapes
The man was bailed by Mr Justice Paul Carney pending an appeal against his sentence for the rape and indecent assault of his daughter over the course of a decade.
# sexual-assault - Monday 7 January, 2013
Stuart Hall pleads not guilty to indecent assault of young girls
The 83-year-old former BBC presenter was charged in December after allegations were made to police.
# sexual-assault - Friday 4 January, 2013
Boyfriend of India gang-rape victim: ‘The cruelty I saw should not be seen ever’
The boyfriend of the 23-year-old medical student whose brutal gang-rape and murder has sparked an outcry has spoken for the first about what he witnessed during the attack last month.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Lawyers refuse to defend accused in Indian gang-rape case
Solicitors enrolled at the Saket district court in New Delhi will refuse, en masse, to defend the suspected culprits.
# sexual-assault - Monday 31 December, 2012
Family of India gang-rape victim want killers hanged
The attack on the 23-year-old medical student has led to widespread calls for rapists to be executed.
# sexual-assault - Sunday 30 December, 2012
‘She lit a flame’: India’s newspapers send a message over rape death
The powerful front page from the Hindustan Times is just one of many across Delhi newsstands today.
# sexual-assault - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Rape Crisis Centre draws comparison between Dublin and New Delhi
Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop, the head of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, said more needs to be done to address the ‘escalation’ in the number of rapes in Dublin.
# sexual-assault - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Rape helpline to see increased calls over Christmas
There were 1,834 calls to the national 24 hour helpline for rape and sexual abuse during the 2011 festive season.
# sexual-assault - Friday 7 December, 2012
German Catholic Church says 66 clergy accused of sex abuse
A new study says the clergy has been accused of 576 cases of sexual assault between 2000 and 2010.
# sexual-assault - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Arrest over alleged sexual assault on girl (14) in carpark
A teenager has been arrested by gardaà investigating the alleged assault in Limerick City on 25 November.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
BBC commentator Stuart Hall charged with indecently assaulting children
The charges are that Hall indecently assaulted three girls between 1974 and 1984.
# sexual-assault - Friday 30 November, 2012
Detectives question man in his 80s in Jimmy Savile probe
The man from Berkshire, England was interviewed under caution on suspicion of sexual offences.
# sexual-assault - Monday 26 November, 2012
Column: Shouting ‘nice arse’ isn’t innocent, and we shouldn’t ignore it
Seemingly innocuous comments to women are part of a spectrum of harassment – and it’s time we did something about it, writes Jenny Dunne.
# sexual-assault - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Investigation into Garda over alleged sexual assault of teen
A Garda has been suspended from duty according to the Connacht Tribune. Gardaà have confirmed they are investigating the matter.
# sexual-assault - Thursday 18 October, 2012
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Judges ‘need guidelines’ for sexual assault sentencing
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre said today that giving a man found guilty of sexual assault a fine and a suspended sentence “doesn’t give out a good message”.
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# sexual-assault - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Appeal for witnesses after sexual assault in Tallaght
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning.
# sexual-assault - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
“Leave me alone!”: Strauss-Kahn says he is facing “media assault”
The former head of the International Monetary Fund says that he is the subject of a “media assault that some days resembles a manhunt” amid allegations of sexual assault and pimping.
# sexual-assault - Monday 8 October, 2012
Sandusky runs risk of sexual assault in prison
Meanwhile, the ex-football coach’s lawyer says the 68-year-old will speak before his sentencing.
# sexual-assault - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Alcohol is Ireland’s most common ‘date-rape’ drug – Rape Crisis Network
The organisation says that it is both urgent and possible to change the link between alcohol consumption and sexual violence.




























































