Sexual assault case - Victim must be supported

The Listowel sexual assault case continued to reverberate over the weekend after the victim gave a press conference and was interviewed on Marian Finucane’s radio programme yesterday.

In a strange way the assault hasalmost faded into the background as the focus has been turned on subsequent incidents, especially thebehaviour of various people in the court prior to Danny Foley’s sentencing.

Fewer than 10% of reported sexual assaults in this country result in convictions. In many instances the victims are afraid to pursue a case because of publicity, so in this case the victim deserves public support for having had the courage to do the right thing.