‘Judges would benefit from training on impact of rape’

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said it is hopeful judges and legal professionals will soon take part in education programmes to help them better understand the consequences of sexual crimes.

Ellen O’Malley Dunlop, the chief executive of the centre, said judges and barristers would benefit from hearing about the effect the crimes had on those who had been raped.

She said the judiciary appeared open to the idea and it would help the process, particularly in light of the latest controversy arising from a senior judge’s comments about the motivations of a rape victim.