The lead story in the Sunday Independent yesterday was how a complaint about DJ Carey was not taken seriously.
His former partner, Sarah Newman argues that gardaí failed to act when she reported his theft.
She says that she complained to gardaí that he allegedly stole money from her - years before he was charged with defrauding other people out of thousands of euro while pretending to have cancer.
Ms Newman made formal complaints back in 2012 about DJ’s conduct, lies and deception.
She believes that she was not fully listened to, given his status as a hurling star at that time.
How often that happens, we give people names, titles and status and they can so easily manage to receive special treatment from whoever the relevant authority might be; while at the same time those who report or whistle blow are so often considered to be trouble makers.
It’s an old story. One must admire Ms Newman; in spite of her loss and pain she tells her story with a wonderful degree of magnanimity. And that’s not easy.
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