Conference on sex offenders begins

PRACTITIONERS working with sex offenders are hoping a major international conference running this week will highlight the dearth of treatment options for abusers in Ireland.

Some 400 delegates from around the world have been gathering at Dublin City University for the four-day event which offers 90 workshops, seminars and master classes with Irish and international experts.

Minister for Children Brian Lenihan is due to address the beginning of today’s sessions, which have been organised by the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers, which represents practitioners in Britain and Ireland.