The Rape Crisis Network says lessons can be learned about our society in the wake of the midlands rape case.
Yesterday, 5 men were handed a combined 66-year prison sentence for the prolonged sexual attack on a 17-year-old girl in 2016.
4 of the men were convicted of rape while a fifth man was found guilty of sexual assault.
Ms Justice Tara Burns said the men had "behaved like animals" on St Stephen's Night 6 years ago and said the depravity of their behaviour was "shocking".
Executive Director of Rape Crisis Network of Ireland, Cliona Sadlier, says the crime was a result of a dangerous mindset:
"One of the boys talked about how this was a bonding session for them. So, I think there's something really important here. I don't think this is about appealing to our higher and better instincts. I think there's something much more important going on here - about a system that is misogynistic, that somehow has taught these boys and these young men that, essentially, women were playthings".
