john Paul Hegarty of cork computers gets 7 years prison for raping his sister

Twenty years or higher would be the appropriate sentence here.

I've total admiration for this woman's strenght courage in seeking to have him convicted.

Not only was she abused as a helpless child but when she told people, it was swept under the carpet. Despite that she still had the courage to report it.

I hope his sentence gives her whatever she needs for her own health and sanity. I hope her story allows others to seek their own justice in similar circumstances.

No, I have never heard of a case where full name, full address and workplace/ company were mentioned.

You often hear in news reports they would be a member of AGS would be mentioned along with name and address in relation to wrongdoings even if it's not connected to their job as a Garda.

Surprised (Unless I missed it) no one mentioned the main reason they released his full name without any ambiguity. The whole reason she bravely waived anonymity. His name, photo, job and everything is out there because his sister wants to make it easier for other victims, if any, to know about this and come forward with their story of abuse. Because as one poster rightly said, you don't do this kind of thing for 3 years and then become a saint. There is some chance there are others out there.

Stop twisting my words please. I never made reference to this particular newspaper.

You can list as many notorious serial killers or criminals who made it into world news, but it has absolutely no relevance to this case. It obviously makes sense to describe location where a crime was committed, but not the one exact location where the person was living at the time of their arrest.

There is no need to distinguish this man from others who might live in the area and have the same name., unless there are plenty of other siblings around with the same names and ages as victim and convicted rapist.

If you check my first post on this you can see that I am questioning why this man’s workplace was specified in the title, and I still continue to find this bizarre. The only time you ever see a headline like this is if the case deals with someone famous whose name rings a bell as soon as you see it.

But maybe it is unsurprising that all objectivity goes out the window with these cases because people can’t keep their emotions in check.

Very good question.

You need to get out more

In said the emphasis on location/ workplace ( how do you stress it more than putting it in the headline) reminded me of the bogger papers where you get to shame the parking offenders etc.

Show me an article covering a comparable case (not a renown serial killer) where this level of detail is displayed in such fashion as it is in the OP, and you will address the what I am talking about.

It was only reported to gardai 5 years ago... their mother gave evidence I believe and maybe that was incriminating to the case