A second garda whistleblower was warned by the Garda confidential recipient of the consequences of pursuing claims against the force in relation to an alleged sexual assault, it was claimed in the Dáil yesterday.

A judge has described a victim impact statement warning of the dangers of social media by a 13-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted by a 25-year-old man he met on Facebook as the most eloquent he had ever heard.