Rape victim group: Judges need guidelines on bail refusal
A spokesperson for Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) said the criminal justice system needed to consider whether bail pending sentence was wise or appropriate for those convicted of serious offences against a person.
The comments came after a judge granted bail to a convicted 61-year-old child abuser who is awaiting sentence. The man raped and sexually assaulted a young boy over a period of five years. The abuse began when the boy was only five years old. He is now 17.
