Jun 29, 2026 · 34 min · 11 segments
Throughout the making of this series, nearly 100 people came forward - by phone, by email, or under the cover of anonymity - all with something to say about Eamon Cooke. This bonus episode features…
Nicoline GreerLiam O'BrienChild A (Cooke's Child)GuestToday, we have words for what happened to me: child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, statutory rape, coercive control, psychological abuse, violence and threats, complete control.
That is a hurt that is triggered every time this case is discussed.
The cost of getting away from him was the petrol bombing and years of harassment that followed.
At the time of the petrol bombing, I was living alone with my child in a different location.
The house that was petrol bombed was not an empty property.
There was also an upstairs flat occupied by two people who could have lost their lives that night.
At that time, I was dating a young man.
There was no affair.
He was targeted because of his association with me.
I did occasionally visit his flat and had we been there on the night of the attack, we could both have been killed.
Had my child been there, they too could have lost their life.
All of those involved took that risk.
As referenced in the podcast, none of those involved served prison time for their part in an attack that could have easily resulted in multiple deaths.
He left the court accompanied by an underage girl.
As witnesses, we were left to watch proceedings unfold while he ultimately avoided serving a prison sentence.
That remains a source of profound hurt.
I do not know why Eamon Cooke later said he organized the petrol bomb, nor do I know what was said about me during his sentencing hearing.
To this day, I have never received any explanation.
The harassment continued for years.
On one occasion, at approximately 4:00 in the morning, a drill bit was thrown through the living room window of my fourth floor flat.
The next window along was my child's bedroom, where my child was asleep.
Today, we have words for what happened to me: child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, statutory rape, coercive control, psychological abuse, violence and threats, complete control.
That is a hurt that is triggered every time this case is discussed.
The cost of getting away from him was the petrol bombing and years of harassment that followed.
At the time of the petrol bombing, I was living alone with my child in a different location.
The house that was petrol bombed was not an empty property.
There was also an upstairs flat occupied by two people who could have lost their lives that night.
At that time, I was dating a young man.
There was no affair.
He was targeted because of his association with me.
I did occasionally visit his flat and had we been there on the night of the attack, we could both have been killed.
Had my child been there, they too could have lost their life.
All of those involved took that risk.
As referenced in the podcast, none of those involved served prison time for their part in an attack that could have easily resulted in multiple deaths.
He left the court accompanied by an underage girl.
As witnesses, we were left to watch proceedings unfold while he ultimately avoided serving a prison sentence.
That remains a source of profound hurt.
I do not know why Eamon Cooke later said he organized the petrol bomb, nor do I know what was said about me during his sentencing hearing.
To this day, I have never received any explanation.
The harassment continued for years.
On one occasion, at approximately 4:00 in the morning, a drill bit was thrown through the living room window of my fourth floor flat.
The next window along was my child's bedroom, where my child was asleep.
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