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HEAR MORE: New report recommends changes to rape trials

Nov 20, 2018 15:17 By News Northern Sound
HEAR MORE: New report recommends changes to rape trials
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The way rape trials are conducted in the north are being reviewed.

A report into how Northern Ireland's criminal justice system deals with rape cases recommends limiting public access to court in rape trials and looks at the use of social media.

The review, by Sir John Gillen, was initiated following the acquittal of two Irish rugby players, Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding after a nine week rape trial in Belfast earlier this year.

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There are a number of recommendations that can be considered south of the border too, particularly following recent public outcry over the showing of a thong in a rape trial in Cork. Protests happened across the country and has put the question of consent firmly on the agenda.

Cavan campaigner Abigale Kourtney was in the thick of those recent protests and joined Caroline Gauley on the Wider View to discuss. She started by explaining why she got involved:

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