#thisisnotconsent

Three teenage female college students have been raped in Cork since the start of the university term.

They were hastily arranged, emotionally charged protests, but the message was unanimous: The manner in which cases of rape and sexual abuse are handled needs to change.

A woman who has worked tirelessly for the last 35 years helping victims of domestic violence has called for separate courts to fast-track cases of sexual assault and rape, as well as the introduction of mandatory sentences.

Two sisters who were regularly raped and abused by their father have encouraged other victims to come forward.

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Students are being warned by University College Cork management of the disciplinary and legal repercussions of misbehaving or disrespecting local residents ahead of their annual fundraising week.

A former Cork boxer has been jailed for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.

Two high-profile organisations that support victims of sexual violence have condemned Amnesty International for voting in favour of decriminalising prostitution, and one has cancelled its membership of the human rights body.

Glaring discrepancies between the prosecution description of sexual offences at the centre of a case and the account given by the victim yesterday prevented the judge from proceeding to sentence the accused.

Three women seeking wages they claim are owed to them by a rape crisis centre will have to wait to find out if they’re successful because the name of their employer was incorrectly stated on a decision issued by a Rights Commissioner.

Cork City Council has become one of the largest local authorities to back a national campaign to make the buying of sex illegal.

The mother of a teenager who was sexually abused for years by a Chinese restaurateur hopes that he will relive the destruction he caused the girl every day he spends in jail.

Lorraine Mulvey, who spoke out yesterday to help rape victims, said she is now looking forward to a new life with her fiancé.

The head of the Sexual Violence Centre in Cork Mary Crilly is calling for convicted sex offenders to be named.

THE head of the Irish Taxi Federation, John Usher, has hit out at remarks made by Cork cabby Ken Cashman in a book he published last month.

THE number of 14-year- olds being counselled following sexual assault in Cork almost doubled between 2009 and 2010 and many of the alleged abusers were other teenagers.

CELEBRITY chef Rachel Allen has backed a special fundraising concert next month that will help women who are victims of violence in Cork and women who survived the Haiti earthquake.

THE director of the Sexual Violence Centre in Cork, Mary Crilly, is right to suggest that the provision of condoms to the guests at St Vincent’s secondary school’s debs ball in the city is “a knee-jerk reaction” (September 3) and, like most knee-jerk reactions, will do more harm than good.

WHAT was supposed to be a harmless graduation night joke has sparked a national debate on morals and teenage sex.

STUDENTS acting responsibly or every parent’s nightmare?

THE two Saturdays during Christmas each saw eight victims of sexual assault treated at the specialist unit in the Rotunda Hospital — including one person who had to make a 10-hour return trip from Donegal.

A CORK sexual assault unit is treating young children who have been filmed for the child porn industry.

Four organisations working in the area of child sex abuse held a meeting in Dublin this afternoon to consider the fallout from the Supreme Court ruling in the 'C' case case and new laws on underage sex.

A NEW guide to services including helplines and shelters for women in Cork and Kerry affected by violence was launched yesterday.

Emma O’Riordan was raped by her father and bravely waived her right to anonymity to name him. She speaks ahead of her wedding today to Niamh Nolan.

THE legal system needs to be overhauled so more allegations of sexual violence result in convictions, a legal expert urged yesterday.

SURVIVORS of child abuse should not suffer in silence.