Swim coach arrested as Gardaí launch investigation into hidden dressing room cameras
A swim coach was taken to a West Dublin Garda station. Gardaí in Dublin are investigating the alleged sexual exploitation of children. They have arrested and questioned a swimming coach. Parents believed there were hidden recording devices in children’s dressing rooms. They raised the concerns with Swim Ireland who later reported the claims to Gardaí. […]
4 years ago
5 family members, including parents, sentenced over sexual abuse of children
The judge said the children had suffered the “most appalling and depraved kind” of abuse. **Content warning: this article contains details of child sexual abuse, cruelty and neglect that may be distressing to some readers. Five family members, including the father and mother, have been jailed for the rape, sexual abuse, exploitation, and neglect of […]
4 years ago
“You are a monster”: Man jailed for 5 years for sexually abusing his daughter
“I hope you are happy knowing you broke your own child” Galway man Michael O’Donoghue has been jailed for 5 years for sexually abusing his daughter. His 19-year-old daughter Aimee Foley described him as “a monster, a pedophile, an animal”. Ms. Foley had to be supported by loved ones after the sentencing. Her supporters are […]
5 years ago
Father who raped his daughter for 16 years from age 7 jailed for just over 10 years
*Content warning: This article contains details of sexual abuse.* He has been jailed for 12 years for raping his daughter A man who raped and molested his daughter for 16 years has been jailed for just 12 years, with 18 months suspended. The 62-year-old started abusing his daughter when she was only 7-years-old. He pleaded […]
5 years ago
Dublin man who sexually abused 4 nieces over 12 years jailed for 3 years
The victims were between the ages of 9 and 19 when the abuse began. A Dublin man who sexually abused four of his nieces over a 12-year period has been jailed for three years. The abuse took place in the 55-year-old man’s family home between 1991 and 2003. The man, who cannot be named for legal […]
5 years ago
Children sexually abusing other children doubled in two years
“Overall, the majority of cases involved boys abusing girls” Statistics released this week in the UK reveal troubling trends regarding the abuse of children, by children. But how does it compare to the situation in Ireland? Reports of children sexually abusing other children in the UK doubled in the two years to 2019, according to […]
5 years ago