Welcome for landmark ruling protecting assault victims from questioning on sexual experience

Questions around prior sexual experience are not relevant in sexual assault cases, says Dublin Rape Crisis Centre chief executive officer

The Supreme Court ruling established a right to protect victims of sexual violence from being questioned on their sexual experience.  Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

A landmark Supreme Court ruling establishing a right to protect victims of sexual violence from being questioned on their sexual experience has been welcomed by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

Alleged victims of sexual violence are entitled to be protected from enquiries before and during a trial into their past sexual experience, including alleged sexual offences against them, the Supreme Court has determined.