Arrests In Tipperary As Part Of Sexual Abuse Investigations

Six women and five men (11 people in total), have been arrested in counties Tipperary, Limerick and Kerry this afternoon, as part of an ongoing child sexual abuse investigation.

Gardaí from Roxboro Road, Newcastle West, Bruff, Henry Street, and Mayorstone Park, combined with the Limerick Divisional Protective Services Unit to made the arrests.

This follows on from an investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of children who were resident in the Newcastle West Garda District.

The ages of those arrested range from 20 to 70 years, and currently are being detained at Garda stations in Limerick, Cork and Clare under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, on suspicion of the sexual exploitation of children.