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Sexual Offences

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    Opinion: When it comes to violence against women, we are stuck in a time warp
    Trish Long
    Gardaí believe convicted cold case killer Noel Long is suspect in 'large number' of sex attacks
    Former senior garda arrested for alleged sexual offences
    Most perpetrators of sexual offences are known to the victim, new figures show
    Man arrested in Belfast by detectives investigating 'serious' sexual assault of 19-year-old woman
    First year-on-year decrease in sexual offences recorded since 2014
    'Those who are committing sexual offences aren't being properly held to account'
    Murder, drugs crimes, and other offences on the rise in Dublin region in the last 12 months
    'The person can't move on - they are required to remember': Rape survivors 'dropping cases' because of waits for trials
    Cliff Richard launches campaign calling for anonymity for sexual offence suspects
    A year in crime: Sexual offences increase by 11% and robberies up 22%
    Prostitution offences have dropped hugely in the last five years
    Dónal Óg Cusack resigns as Clare hurling coach over character reference for Tom Humphries
    Sentencing of Tom Humphries for sexual exploitation and defilement of a child is adjourned
    Man who tied up and raped woman at gaming convention jailed for 12 years
    Well-known journalist pleads guilty to sexual offences involving child
    Big rise in kidnapping, murder threats and sexual offences
    Man who kept Irish woman and two others as 'slaves' found guilty of false imprisonment and rape
    There's been a rise in burglary, sexual offences and threats of murder this year
    'Unnerving' proposal could see sexual abuse victims be questioned by alleged abusers
    Man (51) charged with 50 sexual offences against two young girls
    Are we about to see an influx of pimps to Ireland?
    Max Clifford arrested by 'Operation Yewtree' police
    Calls for pre-trial hearings on disclosure of sensitive material in sex offence cases
    DJ Neil Fox arrested over three more alleged sexual assaults
    Is your child safe online? New laws on the way to combat grooming
    Former BBC presenter Stuart Hall receives a further two years in prison
    Freddie Starr will not be prosecuted over allegations of sexual offences
    Freddie Starr arrested for fourth time in UK sex abuse probe
    BBC broadcaster rebailed in Operation Yewtree investigation
    BBC broadcaster Paul Gambaccini arrested under Operation Yewtree
    Two men arrested in Savile sex abuse investigation
    New crime figures show fall in sexual offences and burglaries
    Rolf Harris 'arrested on suspicion of sexual offences'
    Victim devastated as man who raped her when she was 14 ‘walks free’
    Rise in number of homicides and sexual offences in 2012
    TD claims Ireland is becoming a 'safe haven for convicted sex offenders'
    Swedish court overturns rape conviction after forced 'infidelity check'
    Detectives question man in his 80s in Jimmy Savile probe
    Jordan team pulls athletes accused of sexual offences from Paralympics
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