Barbara Naughton
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Barbara Naughton is an Irish
author
and rape
victim.
Naughton, a native of Kinvarra, Camus, Connemara
, became a central figure in a political and legal incident in Ireland
in 2002. Bobby Molloy
, TD
for Galway West
for the previous 37 years, made an intervention in the case of the serial rape of Barbara Naughton by her father, Patrick Naughton, over a period a nine years. The was of a particularly horrific nature. Patrick Naughton was tried between the 22nd and the 31st of October, 2001, and found guilty. While Naughton was awaiting sentence, an official in Bobby Molloy's office made a phone call to Judge Philip O'Sullivan enquiring about correspondence from Naughton's sister. The judge also received a call from the dept. of Justice asking whether he'd take a call at home from Molloy later in the evening. Judge O'Sullivan said he would not and terminated the phone call.
In Court the Judge drew attention to the phone calls. Molloy announced his resignation as Minister and announced his decision not to fight the next election. In time it became clear that he had written repeated letters to the Minister of Justice asking for updates on unspecified requests from the defendant's sister in relation to the case. There followed an exchange of fifteen letters between Ministers Molloy and O'Donoghue in which the Minister for Justice had finally to point out that he could have no role in a case which was being tried by the independent judiciary.
TG4
's Scannal investigates Naughton's story in a programme broadcast in 2002, during which Naughton, for the first time, describe her father's crimes and her subsequent life.
Irish people
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author
Author
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and rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
victim.
Naughton, a native of Kinvarra, Camus, Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...
, became a central figure in a political and legal incident in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 2002. Bobby Molloy
Bobby Molloy
Robert "Bobby" Molloy is an Irish former Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrats politician, who served in a wide number of Cabinet poistions, most notably as Minister for Local Government, Minister for Defence and Minister for Energy....
, TD
Teachta Dála
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for Galway West
Galway West
Galway West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies...
for the previous 37 years, made an intervention in the case of the serial rape of Barbara Naughton by her father, Patrick Naughton, over a period a nine years. The was of a particularly horrific nature. Patrick Naughton was tried between the 22nd and the 31st of October, 2001, and found guilty. While Naughton was awaiting sentence, an official in Bobby Molloy's office made a phone call to Judge Philip O'Sullivan enquiring about correspondence from Naughton's sister. The judge also received a call from the dept. of Justice asking whether he'd take a call at home from Molloy later in the evening. Judge O'Sullivan said he would not and terminated the phone call.
In Court the Judge drew attention to the phone calls. Molloy announced his resignation as Minister and announced his decision not to fight the next election. In time it became clear that he had written repeated letters to the Minister of Justice asking for updates on unspecified requests from the defendant's sister in relation to the case. There followed an exchange of fifteen letters between Ministers Molloy and O'Donoghue in which the Minister for Justice had finally to point out that he could have no role in a case which was being tried by the independent judiciary.
TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
's Scannal investigates Naughton's story in a programme broadcast in 2002, during which Naughton, for the first time, describe her father's crimes and her subsequent life.
External links
- http://www.rte.ie/tv/scannal/scannalbarbara.html
- http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/connemara-man-loses-rape-conviction-appeal/
- http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Camus/Camus_Eighter/
- http://www.buy.com/prod/why-can-t-i-speak/q/loc/106/206144439.html