A chara, - In your report of an alleged sexual molestation (The Irish Times, January 19th) you tell us that the allegation was made against a "Pakistani" doctor. Was this necessary to the story? If it had been a black Irish doctor or Muslim doctor or Jewish doctor, would we have been told?
Surely you have a policy on this sort of reporting. - Is mise, Joe Kelly,
Montpelier Gardens, Dublin 7.
The fact of the defendant's nationality was introduced into evidence as part of his own defence in this case. - Ed., IT.