Social worker issued with death threat, while others accused of rape, abuse, and paedophilia

One participant told researchers she was described as a paedophile online because of her work as a child protection practitioner.

A participant in a study on harassment of social workers and child protection staff was targeted with a death threat, while others were accused of having a sexual interest in children.

The 'Crossing the Line' study has been conducted by Amy Bradley, Kenneth Burns, Fiachra Ó Suilleabháin and Olwen Halvey from the School of Applied Social Studies in UCC.