Judge rules Gemma O'Doherty must appear before High Court to answer alleged contempt

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A High Court judge has ruled that Gemma O'Doherty must appear before the court to answer alleged contempt of an existing injunction. Mr Justice Mark Sanfey was satisfied that Ms O'Doherty had breached an order restraining her from harassing Edel Campbell of Kingscourt, County Cavan, whose son died by suicide. The injunction, granted in June, followed Ms Campbell's claim that Ms O'Doherty unlawfully published an image of her late son in connection with Covid-19 vaccination claims. The judge found that Ms O'Doherty had made statements in video posts across multiple months in apparent disregard of the order and noted she was absent from Wednesday's hearing. Mr Justice Sanfey stated that journalism cannot excuse such conduct and that intimidation of the plaintiff had demonstrably continued after the injunction was granted. Ms O'Doherty denies all allegations against her. She is required to appear before the High Court on Friday morning.

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Judge orders Gemma O'Doherty to come before High Court over order not to harass mother whose son who died by suicide - The Journal The Journal · Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT
Gemma O'Doherty lawyers ask if they can stop representing her in contempt case as hearing put back - The Journal The Journal · Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT
Judge orders Gemma O'Doherty to appear in court over alleged breach of harassment injunction - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie · Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT
Contempt case against O'Doherty over image use adjourned - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT
Contempt of Court proceedings against Gemma O'Doherty adjourned to July - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie · Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT
Gemma O'Doherty appears in court following arrest in harassment injunction case - The Journal The Journal · Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMT

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