Unavailability of judges delays trials, adding to rape trauma, TD claims

RAPE victims waiting years for their cases to be tried in court are having to deal with the added trauma of having them postponed at the last minute, Labour’s Brian O’Shea has claimed.

The TD said the cases had to be postponed at the Central Criminal Court because there was no judge available.

“Vulnerable rape victims should not have to face this prospect as it can only lead to more women losing the resolve to give evidence at the last moment,” he said.