Time to acknowledge and reflect. Rape is a violence perpetrated under many guises. Tweed’s step-daughter had the courage to stand up and tell her horrid experience during her precious years of childhood which resulted in his biological daughters opening up about their perpetration of such a heinous crime by a parent on their child and that is RAPE. In Ireland we forget we have predators, groomers, those who indulge themselves in cyber sex; those who fail to grasp that it is somebody’s child who is being raped for their pleasure, to be viewed there computer or smartphone. I recommend Fr. Shay Cullen’s article. “Children winning convictions of their rapists, are real heores.

Reflections by Fr. Shay Cullen, – Children winning convictions of their rapists are real heroes Inbox PREDA Foundation, Inc <newsletters@preda.org>

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What is the Law in Ireland? Can we learn from the UK? “Children will be better protected from sexual abuse following change to the law making it easier to prosecute criminals who have had sex in front of children for gratification.” From: Ministry of Justice and Laura Farris MP Published18 January 2024. Source: GOV.UK

 GOV.UK  Navigation menu  Menu Search GOV.UK  Press release Clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the law closed Children will

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