Stop treating abuse victims with contempt

Everyone who suffered abuse in a defective school system should now be paid the compensation they are entitled to under human rights law, writes Conor O’Mahony.

It is well known that navigating the justice system is a traumatic experience for people who experience sexual abuse or assault. This has been documented at length in academic research, and extensively discussed in the media in the past year or two. It remains the case in spite of the fact that in criminal cases, the power of the State is amassed on the side of the victim.