A GARDA from the North East has been suspended from duty following an allegation that he raped a woman in a house in Dublin at the weekend.
The complaint relates to an incident in a house in Lucan in west Dublin on Saturday night, according to The Irish Independent.
The woman says she went back to the house with another man that night and had consensual sex with him.
During the night, she told investigating officers, five other men came into a room where she was staying.
All were naked.
She alleged that one of the men then raped her and another committed a serious sexual assault on her.
She accused a named garda of being involved in one of the attacks.
A full investigation into the incident is now being carried out by officers from Lucan station.The woman has been medically examined following the incident and the medical report will form part of the garda investigation.
The accused garda will be interviewed by investigators and a file will then be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, who will determine after an examination of the evidence whether criminal charges should be brought against the garda.
Source: Irish Independent
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