Gardaí investigating alleged sexual assault at hospital in Kerry

The incident is said to have happened last weekend.

GARDAÍ IN KERRY are investigating an alleged sexual assault at the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee.

A woman in her 60s claims to have been raped by a medic in a changing room at the private hospital, according to the Sunday World.

The newspaper reports that the man has not been arrested and is denying the allegations.

A spokesperson for the Garda Press Office confirmed to TheJournal.ie the alleged assault is said to have happened on the afternoon of Saturday, 10 September, stating: “The matter is under investigation.”

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