Rape crisis helpline receives 12,400 calls

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has said 11 of its clients revealed last year they had become pregnant as a result of rape.

Of those, four are parenting the baby, three had terminations, and one miscarried. Two babies were either fostered or adopted while the outcome for one of the babies was classed as “unknown”.

DRCC’s annual report for 2016, to be released later today, reveals it received 13,300 contacts last year including 12,400 calls to the centre’s national 24-hour helpline.