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Ellen Coyne: Taxi rapist showed that even the ‘safest’ places are dangerous for women

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The fear of sexual violence is part of everyday life for many women

Taxi driver Raymond Shorten raped two women in his taxi and was also convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl

Rapist Raymond Shorten has shattered the notion of a “safe” way home. When he was sentenced this week to 17 years in prison for two separate attacks on young women he gave a lift in his Dublin taxi, Shorten’s horrific crimes belied the trust we place in taxis.

The fear of sexual violence is part of everyday life for women when they go out in the evening.

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