Clodagh Finn: The system has failed Lavinia Kerwick — yet again

Rape survivor Lavinia Kerwick at the launch of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Annual Report in 2018.
Every time I see a brave, dignified, resilient woman waive her anonymity to call out her rapist or abuser, I think of the first brave, dignified, resilient woman to do so, Lavinia Kerwick.
She did more than make history when she went on live radio in July 1993 to express her utter disbelief after a judge adjourned sentencing for a year to give the accused, William Conroy, “a chance as a human being”.