The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has urged the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal a suspended jail sentence given to a man who raped his wife's 14-year-old sister.
Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan handed down the sentence in the Central Criminal Court last Friday because of what he described as the "wholly exceptional circumstances" of the case.
Justice Sheehan referred in particular to the man's two autistic children, who require 24-hour care.
There was also a GP's report stating that this care had placed a huge strain on his wife since he was jailed on conviction last February.
Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, DRCC Chief Executive Ellen O'Malley Dunlop said that the victim in the case had contacted her on Friday to express her "devastation" with the judgment.
She also discussed her disappointment that the man's "mitigating circumstances" were given more importance than the sentence.
The victim said that she felt justice was delivered when he was found guilty in February.
But she was absolutely devastated when she heard that this man walked free having been found guilty of raping her as a 14-year-old, Ms O'Malley Dunlop added.
"I think this gives out a very bad message," she said.
