‘Be brave and help us’ - Rape survivor calls for major changes in how assault victims are treated
Rape survivor Lavinia Kerwick has challenged the Garda Commissioner, the Government, and the judiciary to match her bravery by bringing about major changes in the way victims are treated in sexual offence trials.
Ms Kerwick made legal history in 1992 when, at the age of 19, she spoke out publicly about her court ordeal and the suspended sentence given to her attacker, shaming the nation by saying the experience was like being raped all over again.
