‘Trump destigmatised reporting of incidents’ says Rape Crisis Network of Ireland head

US president-elect Donald Trump may have helped to destigmatise the reporting of sexual violence, according to the head of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

During the US election campaign, several women claimed that Mr Trump had sexually assaulted them, which he denied.

An audio recording of Mr Trump also emerged where he could be heard saying to “grab” women’s body parts and “you can do anything”.