“It was the only resort.”
A book by author Jean Martin has become the first in 18 years to be banned by censors in Ireland.
‘The Raped Little Runaway’ has been given a prohibition order on all editions by the Censorship of Publications Board.
The board has made the move to ban it because it contains numerous explicit descriptions of the rape of a child.
Speaking in the Irish Independent, board chairman Shane McCarthy was the decision was unanimous.
“It was the only resort. We either ban it or allow it. It isn’t like a film where you can put in an age restriction. It is black or white.”
“He said there were only a small number of books that were banned in Ireland and said that prohibitions were an extreme and rare occurance.
“The collective view of the board was that it was a vile publication as it contained graphic descriptions of the rape of a minor. It was not singular.”
The last book to be banned by the board was the ‘Base Guide to London’ in 1998.
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