Tom Humphries

Courts should appreciate value of childhood, says rape campaigner Blackwell

Former ‘Irish Times’ journalist put in cell near Graham Dwyer on G wing

‘There’s no error of judgment’ in giving a character reference, says senior counsel

Judge showed ‘inappropriate empathy’ with former sports journalist

Precedent and legal distinctions contributed to judge’s reduction of jail term

Even allowing for detailed rationale set out by Judge Karen O’Connor, two-and-a-half year sentence was unacceptably lenient

Aggravating factors include nature of sexual abuse and victim’s suffering, says judge

‘Dealing with sexual encounters with a man three times my age made me physically, mentally, emotionally ill,’ victim says

Sportswriter had faced criticism for writing a character reference for the sex offender

Former sports writer exchanged at least 16,000 text messages with girl

Former Cork hurler says ‘he did not wish any controversy’ to detract from body’s work

Convicted abuser was centrally involved in Michelle Smith controversy

Former Cork hurler says he absolutely condemns crimes committed by former journalist

‘I will be forever grateful to them for saving me from the situation,’ says young woman

Disclosure of serious allegations and criminal investigation source of ‘shock and distress’ to colleagues

Many were sexually explicit and included obscene pictures from Humphries, court told