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Judge rules Gemma O'Doherty must appear before High Court to answer alleged contempt
Summary
A High Court judge has ruled that Gemma O'Doherty must appear before the court to answer alleged contempt of an existing injunction. Mr Justice Mark Sanfey was satisfied that Ms O'Doherty had breached an order restraining her from harassing Edel Campbell of Kingscourt, County Cavan, whose son died by suicide. The injunction, granted in June, followed Ms Campbell's claim that Ms O'Doherty unlawfully published an image of her late son in connection with Covid-19 vaccination claims. The judge found that Ms O'Doherty had made statements in video posts across multiple months in apparent disregard of the order and noted she was absent from Wednesday's hearing. Mr Justice Sanfey stated that journalism cannot excuse such conduct and that intimidation of the plaintiff had demonstrably continued after the injunction was granted. Ms O'Doherty denies all allegations against her. She is required to appear before the High Court on Friday morning.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge rules Gemma O'Doherty must appear before High Court to answer alleged contempt. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- August 2021 Other
- 2024-02-21 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Defendant
Places mentioned
- High Court
- Kingscourt
Topics
Harassment Stalking Stage Hearing Or Decision
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