Rape crisis groups ask if wealth means shorter sentences

Rape crisis groups have hit out at the sentence in the Anthony Lyons case, describing it as very lenient.

Lyons, a 51-year-old married father, received a six-year sentence for a serious sexual assault on a 27-year-old woman, but five and a half years were suspended.

The successful businessman was also ordered to pay €75,000 compensation to the victim, who has not been named.