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Detained
Former senior garda arrested for alleged sexual offences
The garda, who had retired from the force, has been detained at a garda station in Dublin.
LAST UPDATE | 10 Jun 2023
A FORMER SENIOR officer in An Garda Síochana has been arrested by detectives investigating alleged sexual offences.
The man, who has retired from the force, was being questioned at a garda station in Dublin.
A spokesperson confirmed the arrest and said that the man was arrested for “alleged offences contrary to the Criminal Law (Rape) Amendment Act 1990.”
In a statement the Garda Press Office also confirmed that the man was a former member of An Garda Síochána.
It is understood that the former officer was involved in investigations of serious crime on a national basis.
The man was later released from detention as the garda probe continues.
A garda spokesperson said: “This male has been released from detention. Investigations are ongoing and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
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