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Witness tells tribunal of feeling "wave of panic" over including more series abuse allegations in McCabe report
Summary
A clinical psychologist testified at the Disclosures Tribunal on Tuesday that she experienced considerable distress upon discovering she had inadvertently included more serious sexual abuse allegations in a 2013 counselling report concerning Garda Sergeant Maurice McCabe. Laura Brophy, employed by RIAN, a HSE-funded counselling service, told the tribunal that whilst meeting with a client in July 2013, she accurately recorded initial allegations of inappropriate touching. However, when preparing a formal written report following a subsequent session, allegations from an unrelated case involving another client were erroneously included in the document. Ms Brophy stated the error was identified in May 2014 when the original client contacted her. She said she immediately notified her supervisor and relevant authorities, including gardaí at Bailieborough station and the HSE, to request retrieval and correction of the inaccurate report. The tribunal, examining an alleged smear campaign against Sergeant McCabe, is investigating whether State agency files were improperly used by senior gardaí. Ms Brophy's evidence continues.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Witness tells tribunal of feeling "wave of panic" over including more series abuse allegations in McCabe report. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- July 2013 Other
- May 2014 Other
- 14 May 2014 Other
- 2005 and 2006 Incident
- 2017-07-04 Publication
Why: She said she was worried no one would believe her because he was a garda, and was relieved when she was believed. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- report in Bailieborough Garda station
- Bailieborough
Topics
Sexual Offences Stage Hearing Or Decision
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