Bill Kenneally survivors seek law on misconduct in public office (opens original article in a new tab)

Survivors of serial sex abuser Bill Kenneally are urging the Irish government to create a criminal offence of misconduct in public office, following a commission's findings that senior gardaí failed to properly investigate abuse in 1987.

• Survivors of Bill Kenneally seek to criminalize misconduct in public office after a commission found gardaí failed in their duty.
• Judge Michael White noted that senior gardaí did not properly investigate Kenneally's abuse in 1987, leading to no prosecution.
• The commission recommended reviewing Irish law to establish a criminal offence of misconduct in public office by omission.