Catherine Fegan

‘I fear for the public. I fear for children’ – survivors of sexual abuse on the terror of bumping into their abusers after they walk free

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Survivors back bill that would offer some protection against the criminals who ruined their lives Abuse survivor Sonya Stokes. Photo: Gerry Mooney Entering the lift at her local hotel feels like walking into the gauntlet of Sonya Stokes’ worst fears. “Sometimes I just freeze,” Ms Stokes (47) told the Irish Independent this week. Source link

Catherine Fegan: UCD student at centre of image-sharing ordeal says it has left her feeling ‘humiliated and degraded’ – The Irish Independent

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Catherine Fegan: UCD student at centre of image-sharing ordeal says it has left her feeling ‘humiliated and degraded’  The Irish Independent A shared image of abuse, missed exams and a university under fire: the student and UCD  The Irish Times UCD rally in solidarity with sexual violence victims  RTE.ie PERRINS: Coppinger owes UCD an apology for student rape … Read more

‘Predators know these kids will do anything to stay with horses’ – efforts to ‘clean up’ the equine industry backed after Katie Simpson killing

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Ex-detective who worked on case pushing for better safeguarding Efforts to ‘clean up’ the equine industry and offer more protection for people who are being abused have been backed by several governing bodies within the equestrian world governing bodies within the equestrian world Efforts to “clean up” the equine industry and offer more protection for … Read more

Catherine Fegan: Richard Satchwell had a few things to say before he was sentenced to life and wanted his barrister to let everyone know

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Richard Satchwell surrounded by the media The man in the dock, the one who murdered his wife and buried her under the stairs, wasn’t going to miss an opportunity to have the last word. He had a few things to say before he was sentenced to life in prison, and had instructed his barrister to … Read more

‘I have waited long enough for answers and this might be the only way I get some’ – Andrew McGinley on his three children’s deaths

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Five years after losing Conor, Darragh and Carla, their father tells how time has stood still for him Andrew McGinley. Photo: David Conachy Deirdre Morley was sipping on a cup of coffee, chatting away to the person in front of her. As customers placed their orders, engrossed in their own little worlds, no one in … Read more

US woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexual assault ‘taking huge risk’ after identity leaked, her lawyer says

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Conor McGregor The latest woman to file a civil case against Conor McGregor for alleged sexual assault has “struggled and grieved” with the decision to sue him, according to her lawyer. The woman, named as “Jane Doe” in legal papers lodged in the United States, claims that McGregor “engaged in unlawful sexual contact” in a … Read more