'It should be the victim's right to be named if they want to'
A woman who was repeatedly raped as a child has told this newspaper she feels like she was a victim 'twice-over' because she cannot reveal her identity as the law currently stands. In the run up to Christmas, the woman's attacker, John Giltrap (60), from Termonbarry, Hospital Hill, Bunclody, was jailed for eleven years when he appeared before the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Kilkenny. He has since lodged an appeal against conviction and sentence. Sharon [not her real name] wanted Giltrap's identity to be revealed and waived her right to anonymity, however, while the presiding judge said...
Source: independent.ie