Judge praises Childline for highlighting abuse

Without Childline the sexual abuse of a young Sligo girl would never have come to light, Mr Justice Paul Butler said at the Central Criminal Court when he jailed her father for four years.

Judge praises Childline for highlighting abuse

Without Childline the sexual abuse of a young Sligo girl would never have come to light, Mr Justice Paul Butler said at the Central Criminal Court when he jailed her father for four years.

Mr Justice Butler also praised Sergeant James Costello and his colleagues in An Garda Siochana for what he described as "their very sensitive handling" of the case.

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