Tusla gets DVDs of children’s sex abuse allegations

Tusla succeeded in securing access to DVDs of garda interviews in which children alleged they were sexually abused by their parents, despite claims by gardaí that releasing the material could compromise its criminal investigation.

The case is one of 22 contained in the latest Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP) reports, outlining serious issues of alleged sex abuse of children and the difficulty in some cases of securing adequate resources.

In the case centring on the DVD copies of garda interviews with children alleging abuse, the district court judge deciding on the matter said such interviews should be conducted jointly by gardaí and Tusla, not least to avoid potential child victims of abuse having to undergo a second interview by a separate state organisation.