RTE not covering major cases so as to protect judges and people in the justice department

RTE not covering major cases / trials to protect judges and people in the justice department 

A 4-week trial in which a circuit court judge Gerard O’Brien (59) of Old School House, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, County Tipperary was accused of sexual assault of at least 6 children and attempted rape and not a word from RTE?

This trial started on the 21st of November 2023 and nothing from RTE until social media exposed it, the day the judge was convicted?  Shut RTE down.

All media reports would not tell the truth and state he was a judge, they continually referred to him as an ex-teacher?

Major coverup by the Irish media yet again of a vile paedo in the justice department who admitted sexually abusing children to gardai and still remained a Judge. The government did nothing?

Convicted political FF Circuit Court Judge Gerard O Brien was a state solicitor State Solicitors (Taxpayer pays) to represent politically appointed Judge James O Connor, despite him being retired Who has been accused of allegations by several women?

Political appointed FF crony Circuit Court Judge Gerard O Brien has been convicted of sexual assault of several children, he needs to be removed now The Oireachtas must now invoke Article 35.4 of the Irish Constitution & remove him

https://irishelectionliterature.com/2012/05/27/leaflet-from-gerard-obrien-fianna-fail-thurles-town-council-2009-local-elections/

From the 2009 Local Elections a Leaflet for Gerard O’Brien a Fianna Fail candidate for Thurles Town Council. He polled 266 votes and was elected.
Many thanks to the sender who notes…

In 2009 Gerard O’Brien was elected to Thurles Town Council for Fianna Fáil.
Gerard is an incredible guy who was born without any arms and just one leg due to the Thalidomide drug.
He was a secondary school teacher in Monkstown CBS. Re-trained as a solicitor and founded a practice in Thurles.
He conducted Thurles Folk Group and founded the Phoenix Musical Society.
In 2012 Gerard was appointed State Solicitor for North Tipp and was forced to resign from the Town Council.

https://www.thejournal.ie/judge-convicted-sexually-assaulting-six-males-1990s-6257810-Dec2023/

It was hidden the fact he was a judge (circuit court Judge Gerard O Brien) all week, especially by RTE & the Times. Then the Times writes a sympathy piece about him, unreal.

RTE has hidden very serious cases all week because it exposes the justice department.

NOTE: This was a "state solicitor" and a circuit Cout #Judge we are talking about here SC for the judge said: "He suggested that a person's level of emotional maturity and their physical age may not match, adding that his client was “not very mature”

Defence counsel has told the trial of a former teacher accused of sexually assaulting six young men that his client's decision to initially lie to gardaí was partly because he was “terrified out of his life by the ramifications” of the allegations.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ex-teacher-accused-of-sexual-abuse-made-deliberate-decision-to-lie-to-gardai-trial-told-1567104.html

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2023/11/21/former-teacher-accused-of-grooming-and-sexually-assaulting-students-in-1990s/

Tue Nov 21 2023 - 19:23 Date trial started 

A man has gone on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting six young men almost 30 years ago.

The 59-year-old man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of attempted anal rape and eight counts of sexual assault on dates between March 1991 and November 1997 at locations in Co Dublin.

Opening the case on Tuesday, Anne-Marie Lawlor, prosecuting, told the jury that the case involves six complainants who say they were “each and separately the victim of sexual misconduct” perpetrated by the accused man.

She told the jury that the man was teaching in a secondary school at the time and four of the complainants were students. The other two complainants knew him from his hometown.

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The man was in his 30s at the time of the alleged offences, while the complainants were then aged between 17 and 24.

Ms Lawlor said it will be alleged that the man favoured some students and was someone who “engendered inappropriate relationships”. She said the prosecution say he “groomed” certain students and made them feel special.

The man was in his 30s at the time of the alleged offences, while the complainants were then aged between 17 and 24.

Ms Lawlor said it will be alleged that the man favoured some students and was someone who “engendered inappropriate relationships”. She said the prosecution say he “groomed” certain students and made them feel special.

It is the prosecution’s case that the alleged sexual assaults included inappropriate touching, licking and oral sex.

She said five of the six complainants will give evidence that they woke to find the accused man performing oral sex on them.

Ms Lawlor said one of the complainants will say he woke to the man performing oral sex on him. The accused then allegedly attempted to rape him anally.

Ms Lawlor outlined the principle of sexual consent to the jury, then added that “a person who is sleeping cannot consent to sexual activity”.

She noted the alleged offences involve allegations of sexual misconduct and that sexual offending tends to occur “behind closed doors”.

Ms Lawlor said the jury will also hear evidence that the attempted anal rape and seven of the alleged sexual assaults took place in the man’s home. The eighth sexual assault is alleged to have taken place in a pub.

Former teacher accused of ‘grooming’ and sexually assaulting students in 1990s

Four complainants are ex-students, while two knew him from hometown

Ms Lawlor said it will be alleged that the man favoured some students and was someone who “engendered inappropriate relationships”. She said the prosecution say he “groomed” certain students and made them feel special.

It is the prosecution’s case that the alleged sexual assaults included inappropriate touching, licking and oral sex.

She said five of the six complainants will give evidence that they woke to find the accused man performing oral sex on them.

Ms Lawlor said one of the complainants will say he woke to the man performing oral sex on him. The accused then allegedly attempted to rape him anally.

Ms Lawlor outlined the principle of sexual consent to the jury, then added that “a person who is sleeping cannot consent to sexual activity”.

She noted the alleged offences involve allegations of sexual misconduct and that sexual offending tends to occur “behind closed doors”.

Ms Lawlor said the jury will also hear evidence that the attempted anal rape and seven of the alleged sexual assaults took place in the man’s home. The eighth sexual assault is alleged to have taken place in a pub.

She told the jury they will hear other evidence over the course of the trial including transcripts of garda interviews with the accused man.

Ms Lawlor said the man denied any sexual activity with the six complainants when initially interviewed by gardaí in 2020. However, he later claimed to have had consensual sexual interactions with four of the alleged injured parties.

The trial is expected to last about four weeks before Mr Justice Alexander Owens and the jury.

One rule for them another for others, his house should have been raided and he should have been arrested, but no the politically connected people get looked after like Judge Curtain was

coverup & cronyism

"O’Brien was interviewed voluntarily by gardaí"

In his direct evidence, he said he “lied” to gardaí initially because of “shame”.

He did not accept Ms Lawlor's suggestion he was a “person who tells lies”, nor that he was lying to the jury.

Defence counsel said his client had acknowledged “completely inappropriate” contact with some students.

Prosecuting counsel argued that O’Brien’s profession is “no different to any other profession for our purpose”, and it would be “against common sense” to deprive the jury of this information.

Defence counsel argued this was unnecessary information to include in the opening speech, and while jurors would be “repulsed” to hear a teacher had a sexual encounter with a 17-year-old student, they might be “horrified” if they became aware of his most recent job.

Mr Justice Owens ruled that O’Brien’s most recent profession could not be mentioned in the opening speech but added that it was likely to emerge during evidence, and the jury was entitled to be told at this point.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/long-read-the-trial-of-the-circuit-court-judge-found-guilty-of-assaulting-young-men-as-a-teacher-1568161.html

"He also founded a drama group in Thurles dealing with young people and was only a few Sundays ago singing as usual in the choir in the cathedral! His arrogance in even giving evidence in defence was surprising and showed his true character!"

https://twitter.com/grills_bbq/status/1738297500363079716

He also owes thousands to builders he never paid?

"He noted that he would have been putting O’Brien into custody only for the special circumstances surrounding him

Mr Justice Owens directed the preparation of victim impact statements and remanded the defendant on continuing bail until sentencing on March 4, 2023"

"One of these five complainants also said the accused attempted to rape him anally"

In later interviews, he said sexual interactions had occurred with three of the complainants.

This complainant disagreed with the defence’s suggestion that no sexual assault occurred and that if anything had happened, it was “something someone was doing while asleep.”

https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/long-read-how-a-circuit-court-judge-was-found-guilty-of-sex-assaulting-six-young-men/a1410175582.html