Gerry Adams has said he regrets that an alleged victim of IRA sexual abuse feels "let down" by the response.

The case of Paudie McGahon, who says he was raped by an IRA member in the early 1990s, will be featured on a BBC documentary tonight.

Mr McGahon says he brought the allegations to a Sinn Féin representative in 2002 - but was then interrogated by a so-called 'kangaroo court', similar to the case of Mairia Cahill.

In the Dáil this evening the Sinn Féin leader accused the Taoiseach of failing to respond to letters from Martin McGuinness outlining how such cases should be handled.

However, he said he regrets the way Paudie McGahon feels he was treated

“Paudie feels badly let down,” Adams said.

“Nothing I may say may change that, but I have to say it is a matter of very, very deep regret for me.

“He does need support and he does need justice,” Adams added.

Last year, BBC Spotlight brought us the story of Mairia Cahill who was abused by an IRA member and the victim of an IRA kangaroo court.

Tonight it will hear from Paudie McGahon, a Louth man who claims he was raped by an IRA man when he was 17 and faced a kangaroo court.

Here’s an extract of what he told Spotlight.

Paul Williams, Irish Independent Special Correspondent, spoke to Newstalk Lunchtime about the case today and what we can expect from the programme tonight.

Mr McGahon claims that every effort was made to bury the allegations that he made and that he was given three options. One, that the IRA would kill his attacker, two, Paudie and others would be allowed to beat the man in question or three, he could be ordered to leave the country. Mr McGahon opted for the latter

Mr Williams also stated that this was his decision to go public and that his story has never changed: "He has never changed a line out of it."

You can listen back to the full interview here:

Spotlight will air this evening at 10.45pm.