Ms Justice Tara Burns said the men, who were aged betwee 17 and 19 at the time, “behaved like animals” on the night of December 27th, 2016. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish TimesCombined prison terms of 66 years handed down to five men convicted in the Midlands gang rape trial have been welcomed as a strong message to perpetrators of sexual crime.
She said that in this case, “the gang rape was accompanied by filming” where a “gang of men” stood around outside a car in which a young woman was being violated.The attacks happened on the night of St Stephen’s Day going into the following morning. The victim and her friends had gone into Tullamore town in Co Offaly to celebrate the night.
Concern was expressed, however, over the 5½-year wait for justice. Ms Blackwell noted that in such prolonged circumstances a victim must remember every single detail of what had happened for the duration. In the view of the DRCC, she said, because healing is impossible until a trial has concluded, the aim should be to dispose of cases within 12-18 months of an assault.
“That gives us hope that there is cultural change happening alongside the legislative change [in sexual assault trials] and there’s a real sense of deeper understanding of both perpetration and trauma.”
But it did happen, so …?
Can someone send Judge Nolan the memo that we now have case law in place and he can’t allow sex offenders off with suspended sentences! Well done the survivor for her courage. Remember you have friends & family for support.
Weren’t they all Romanians? Being rapey is part of their culture…
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