Social media warning for sex assault victims

Victims of sexual assaults have been urged to stay off social media over the following day for fear that it could compromise a prosecution.

The advice came from Tom O’Malley, senior lecturer at the School of Law at NUI Galway and also a member of the Law Reform Commission.

Speaking yesterday at a conference in UCC on sex offences and the law, he said even general posts on social media about the previous day or night of an incident could mean the prosecution is left facing “an uphill battle”.