Silent Indictment

ALICE McDERMOTT couldn’t believe her eyes last month when she opened a letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Silent Indictment

It was the first time the office had communicated with her directly since gardaí had sent a file on her case to the State prosecution service in 2003.

Ms McDermott set up a lobby group a couple of months ago calling for an overhaul in how child sex abuses cases are dealt with by the State.

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