Michael Clifford: Nobody thought to tell wronged man Maurice McCabe

Nobody thought it would be a good idea to let Sergeant Maurice McCabe know what had been done to him behind closed doors, writes Michael Clifford.

Nobody picked up the phone, banged out an email, even sent a text to McCabe, filling him in on how his reputation had been trashed.

Yesterday at the Charleton Tribunal, McCabe’s counsel wanted to know why not. Why, once it was discovered that a false, grievous allegation of child sexual abuse had been created, did nobody contact the wronged man?