Sex attack victim may have to flee town over hostility

THE 24-year-old victim in the controversial Kerry sex assault case may be forced to move out of Listowel because of the “intolerable hostility towards her”, a close family member has said.

There is reportedly more support in the area for local man Danny Foley – who received a seven-year jail sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting the woman in June 2008 – than there is for her.

Her aunt revealed the 35-year-old bouncer is a popular figure locally, while she tends to stay at home and keep to herself. “She cannot live a proper life down there. She’s going to have to move,” she said.