Call for new cyber safety strategy following Tom Humphries abuse case

The ISPCC has said the Tom Humphries case was an example of how a new cyber safety strategy was needed, and believes that it should be implemented by the Taoiseach’s department.

It came as debate continued over the two-and-a-half year sentence handed down to the former Irish Times journalist for the grooming and sexual abuse of a child.

A number of legal professionals defended the practice of character references in such cases, highlighting that typically they were only featured in cases of a first offence.