All Crown Court judges in Northern Ireland are to attend training on serious sexual offence cases after one judge's comments led to two official complaints being registered.
Judge Brian Sherrard's comments while passing sentence in October caused controversy and led to an intervention from the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan.
The judge, sentencing a Co Tyrone man for sexual assault, said he should focus on "finding a wife or partner, getting a family and a home together.”
