The president of the High Court has authorised the taking of legal action against State agencies over their alleged “appalling” failures over years to protect a child from alleged sexual abuse by more than 12 males. The opinion described an “appalling failure of duty” on the part of State institutions to protect someone “most vulnerable”, he said. The judge said, in her early months in care, the girl continually requested an internal vaginal examination, saying that she hurt. She received treatment and later made disclosures of alleged sexual abuse. A child sexual abuse unit assessed both children and concluded the allegations were credible, the judge noted.

Source: The Irish Times June 19, 2019 14:15 UTC