Inquiry into ‘alleged sexual assault’ on girl at Irish college

Gardaí say incident alleged to have happened in in Co Galway Gaeltacht last week

Gardaí are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a teenager at a college in the Co Galway Gaeltacht last weekend.
Gardaí are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a teenager at a college in the Co Galway Gaeltacht last weekend.

Gardaí are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a teenager at an Irish college in Co Galway last weekend.

The incident allegedly happened in the Co Galway Gaeltacht last Saturday, a garda spokeswoman said.

An investigation is underway into “an alleged sexual assault on a juvenile female” in the Gaeltacht on July 21st, she added.

The girl (15) was reportedly assaulted by a 17-year-old male.

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No arrests have been made in the investigation to date, the spokeswoman said.

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Jack Power

Jack Power

Jack Power is acting Europe Correspondent of The Irish Times