Woman loses bid to name brother in indecent assault case

A WOMAN who was indecently assaulted by her brother when she was a child has lost her High Court challenge to laws which prevent the identification of persons charged with incest.

The 39-year-old woman had brought proceedings aimed at quashing a judge’s order which prevents the media naming her brother, who was acquitted of incest but convicted of indecent assault.

At the High Court yesterday, Mr Justice Michael Hanna said that while he had sympathy for the woman he was dismissing the action because that law concerning the anonymity for perpetrators and victims of incest allowed for no exceptions.