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Julian O'Neill

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  • Crime and Justice Correspondent, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC
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Police ombudsman concerned by number of sexual abuse of position cases

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By Julian O'Neill Verified
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The new Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has said she is "deeply concerned" by the number of investigations involving officers accused of abusing their position for sexual purposes. Jacqui Durkin said these account for 36% of her office's most serious cases, and one of the investigations involves a former officer who was arrested last year on suspicion of rape and dozens of other alleged offences. Durkin, who was appointed in June, told BBC News NI that the cases are among her top priorities.
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Police ombudsman concerned by number of sexual abuse of position cases

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By Julian O'Neill Verified
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Police ombudsman concerned by number of sexual abuse of position cases Julian O'Neill - Crime and justice correspondent, BBC News NI Thu, August 13, 2026 at 5:31 a.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
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MI5 agent murder report led to secret police phone checks

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By Julian O'Neill Verified
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The family of murdered agent Denis Donaldson have said they are concerned that police ran checks on a reporter's mobile phone after he wrote a story on the killing. It comes as new details have emerged about call monitoring of the phone of former BBC security editor Brian Rowan. Donaldson was a police and MI5 agent within Sinn Féin. PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher has offered to meet Rowan, who said the police have told him nothing about the operation against him in 2006.
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