Maurice McCabe tribunal told false rape allegation was incompetence

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The Charleton Tribunal was told, reported on 14 July 2017, that a false rape allegation involving Maurice McCabe resulted from poor file management rather than anything sinister. The tribunal was examining the creation and distribution of files containing false allegations against the Garda whistleblower.

Tusla regional service director Linda Creamer apologised to the McCabe family and said an unrelated allegation had been incorrectly placed in a file. Social worker Clair Tobin said significant material was missing from a file sent for review, but she could not say whether this reflected professional negligence or intent.