Commissioner Callinan: Sex crime victims will be met with sensitivity

The Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has re-emphasised the importance of combining professionalism with sensitivity and compassion in the investigation of sexual crimes.

His comments came as the Garda Ombudsman launched an inquiry after a tape was released in which a number of men, who are alleged to be gardaí, traded jokes about raping a female protester in the Corrib gas dispute in Co Mayo.