The Donegal delegates accepted it did not happen, the independent members accepted it did not happen. The player never reported any allegation, the only person who put this forward was Declan Bonner, without a shred of evidence and it was a 17 year old in his crosshairs.
The Tyrone minorās name was in circulation with a false allegation and that was the real disgusting result of what Bonner did.
Personally I wouldnāt. Iām just trying to help out @Cicero_Dandi a bit here, give him an out. Heās taken too many blows to the heads, clampings and humiliations here of late. If it was boxing, it would have been stopped about six rounds ago.
Ah great, so Mickey Harte can go stand up for the players in rape trials and be the Patron Saint of Tyrone GAA but Declan Bonner stands up for a group of underage players and he should be reprimanded.
Youāre castigating Bonner for standing by his player which was victimised - even calling for him to be reprimanded.
Yet Saint Mickey can provide a character reference to Her Majestyās Court for one of his family friends who is accused of sexual assault and heās to be lauded for it.
Iām castigating Bonner for making false allegations against a teenager. Yes, that is what we are talking about. Mickey Harte has never fabricated false and harmful allegations against a teenager.
Was it ever unequivocally proven that the allegations were false outside of a sweeping committee being set up by Ulster GAA?
If they were proven to be false then surely Bonner would have faced a defamation case as they would have been able to prove outright that it never took place.
It was accepted by both sides the allegations did not occur. Itās as cut and dry as it gets, you are blinded in hatred that youāre vehemently trying to pedal lies about what happened.
If Bonner isnāt a liar then why did his county board delegates accept his account on things did not happen?
Was it not the case that the character reference was provided at the sentencing hearing some time after arraignment when the guilty plea to sexual assault was entered?
Yes, Donegal representatives thought Declan Bonner fabricated harmful allegations to a teenager. That was accepted by everyone involved in the inquiry, it was not countered or disputed. The only person who alleged that happened was Bonner - not even the Donegal minor alleged that.
It was a scandalous thing for Bonner to do and he should have had the book chucked at him. How would you like a grown man to fabricate completely unfounded and very harmful allegations against one of your kids?