One in Four is calling for investigations to be carried out into every diocese in the country following the release of the report into mishandling of clerical abuse allegations in the diocese of Cloyne, Co Cork.

THE Director of Public Prosecutions should explain why he did not pursue a case against a man who allegedly raped and imprisoned his stepdaughter over a 10-year period, it has been claimed.

The One in Four group says better out-of-hours social services are needed to protect young people from child sexual abuse.

YESTERDAY marked the second anniversary of the statutory rape crisis which arose when the Supreme Court found the existing legislation to be unconstitutional as it did not allow a defence of not guilty due to an honest mistake regarding the girl’s age.