Father and three sons guilty of over 100 counts of sex abuse, rape

Because it is an exclusive or an isolated community that was allowed to have special treatment? Give some group (e.g. priests) exclusive powers, the abuse follows. Prevent Traveller family's kids from interacting with social services, same.

I don’t think that’s a reasonable explanation tbh. Minority groups are vastly over-represented in terms of interactions with social services. It doesn’t come to light precisely because of the discrimination and prejudice minority groups face from wider society - the victims are afraid to report to the authorities because they don’t trust the authorities either. It takes an enormous amount of courage to report their abuse to the authorities who more often than not are unwilling to intervene -

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/eleven-members-of-traveller-family-suing-state-for-inaction-over-rapist-father/41809210.html

https://www.newstalk.com/news/calls-investigation-failings-around-james-oreilly-case-1031685

The oldest man's wife, who is the mother of the three other defendants, was found guilty of assisting one of her sons to conceal the rape of one of the victims, her granddaughter

Lets not leave out this evil bítch.

"Assisting" was beating her own daughter into silence with a chimney sweep.

I know what you mean, and it’s reasonable to assume that would be the case, but in reality it’s not, because between Tusla and AGS they’re too busy pointing fingers at each other for who’s ultimately responsible when cases like this come to light. See the numerous cases of abuse in foster families where “lessons have been learned” (the only lesson that appears to be learned is ‘do better to conceal your lack of action in the future’).

Men showing their worst side as usual. Appalling story

I see, as in one big homogenous group...

Makes sense, thank you for your exceptionally helpful input on this matter.

Those poor kids, jesus. I'm sure this will be a meaningful discussion, though.

Interesting case. I am curious how widespread this is in sheltered communities that are wary of outsiders. I wonder how much evidence they have or if the parentage of the incest derived child is one of the key elements for the case. I guess we’ll never find out.

It's kind of unbelievable that people can get to a level of debauchery beyond anything an animal would do. Our capacity for evil is beyond imagination.

Let's not be making any excuses for these scumbags. I don't care what happened them. Raping a 8/9 year old girl multiple times a week until she was 18, from 4 abusers which were her brothers and father, beating by her mother for her to stay quiet... these are the actions of pure and utter scum. I've no doubt there may have been more involved. Hanging the **** by their genitals would be too good for them. Scum, scum, scum. Flay the fuckers alive.

I take it that this isn't part of their culture,a slow painful death is what they deserve,sick fcuks

It must have taken some courage to come forward, considering the dynamic of traveller families as well as the scale and prolonged nature of the abuse.