The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has called for media guidelines on the discussion of sexual assault following controversial comments by Newstalk presenter George Hook last week.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has called for media guidelines on the discussion of sexual assault following controversial comments by Newstalk presenter George Hook last week.

A woman raped by her boyfriend in her sleep has hit out at broadcaster George Hook for his “crass, outdated and insulting” comments while discussing her case on radio.

A woman who was raped by her boyfriend in her sleep has hit out at broadcaster George Hook for his “insensitive” comments while discussing her case on air.

The Government is facing mounting pressure to create new mechanisms to provide for consistent sentencing in rape cases, as anger grows over the suspended term handed down to a man who raped his girlfriend while she slept.