Il consigliere del governo, una vittima minorenne e il misterioso TD condannato dal Taoiseach per aver fatto rinvio in tribunale

The anonymity around this TD is doing real damage. When an elected representative chooses to stand up in court for someone convicted of sexually exploiting a child, the public deserves to know who made that choice. Keeping their name hidden protects the powerful, not the victim. And it’s a fair question to ask whether this TD would have written the same reference if the survivor had been a girl instead of a boy. If a politician uses their office to try to soften the consequences for a sex offender, their constituents have every right to know who they are and hold them accountable.