A second alleged IRA sex abuse victim has come forward to say he was raped by a senior Belfast member of the republican paramilitary organisation.
The 40-year-old man from Co Louth has said that the IRA offered to kill his alleged abuser, but instead he was exiled to Britain.
Paudie McGahon, a married father-of-three, claims that in the early 1990s when he was 17 he was sexually abused and raped in his own home in Co Louth by an IRA man from a well-known republican family in Belfast who warned him not to tell anyone about the abuse.
In 2002 Mr McGahon says he told a local Sinn Féin representative about the alleged sexual assault.
He claims he was then subjected to an IRA kangaroo court in his home.
He says he was told that his alleged abuser had admitted abusing him and others and says a number of options were put to him about would happen to the alleged abuser.
These included having him shot dead, beaten up or deported.
Mr McGahon says he opted to have the man exiled to England.
A major and ongoing investigation was launched last year after Mr McGahon reported the alleged rape to gardaí.
The allegations are similar to claims made by Máiría Cahill last year.
Ms Cahill said she was raped by an IRA member and the alleged abuse was then covered up by the organisation.
Both she and Mr McGahon claim that a prominent Belfast Sinn Féin figure, Padraic Wilson, was involved in the alleged kangaroo courts into their allegations.
In a statement through his solicitor this evening, Mr Wilson said he had never met Mr McGahon, and said had no dealings whatsoever with the man he alleges raped him.
Mr Wilson says he has previously offered to assist the garda investigation in an effort to clear this matter up.
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Adams says victim was advised to contact gardaí
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said these matters are under investigation by the gardaí.
Speaking during Taoiseach’s Questions in the Dáil this afternoon, Mr Adams said he has read Mr McGahon's allegations are to be aired in the media and from what he has read Mr McGahon feels let down.
Mr Adams said he is assured that when this case was brought to the attention of local representatives that the victim was advised in person and in writing to go to gardaí.
Mr Adams said that the Máiría Cahill revelation brought a clear focus on those who were abused during the Troubles.
Ms Cahill claims she was raped as a teenager in 1997 by a member of the IRA and later interrogated by the organisation.
Mr Adams said that NI Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has set out details of a process for helping victims and survivors.
He said Taoiseach Enda Kenny has not responded in the way he should to three letters from Mr McGuinness, who is concerned at the lack of engagement from the Taoiseach.
Mr Kenny told the Dáil that he has responded to Mr McGuinness and there are two independent investigations under way, by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Ombudsman's Office.
He said that it should be possible to have a process of support for victims and for those who have the courage to speak out.
Mr Kenny also said that if a young man or young woman is abused by the Provisional IRA, they will have to get the support and counselling they deserve.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said people with knowledge in relation to Mr McGahon should have gone to An Garda Síochána, but did not.
He said that Mr McGahon was told that if he went to the police he would be shot himself.
Mr Martin said he went to Northern Ireland to speak to Justice Minister David Ford and that victims need to have the capacity to bring forward their concerns to a proper forum.
He asked the Taoiseach to engage with British Prime Minister David Cameron on the issue.
