Academics warned over deleting ‘rape tape’

INVESTIGATORS from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission warned academics at NUI Maynooth they risked acting illegally by deleting material from the so-called “rape tape”.

The development comes as the university yesterday admitted that deleting the material was “inadvisable”.

It said individuals involved were “acting out of a concern for student welfare”, a “genuine belief” the material was not relevant and confidentiality issues surrounding the deleted items.