13,000 people accused of sexual offences not prosecuted by DPP in last 10 years?
13,000 people accused of sexual offences not prosecuted by DPP in last 10 years? https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/13000-people-accused-of-sexual-offences-not-prosecuted-by-dpp-in-last-10-years-1787933.html 13,000 people accused of a sexual offence were not prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the past decade. The new figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the DPP pursued around one third of sexual offence files submitted to it by gardaí. The figures show just over 6,300 suspected sex offenders were prosecuted out of over 19,600 accused people. Insufficient evidence was listed as the main reason behind the majority of the decisions not to prosecute. However, there is a relatively strong conviction rate for people who were prosecuted, with about three quarters of cases in the past decade resulting in a conviction, in either the District, Circuit, or Central Criminal Court. Rape survivor Ciara Mangan said the figures show the "gru...