Seven released in sex abuse inquiry

Two women and five men held yesterday morning are released without charge

A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times
A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times

Two women and five men arrested yesterday in connection with a Garda investigation into an alleged serious sexual assault of a young girl have been released without charge.

The seven were arrested yesterday morning in Dublin and Wexford as part of an ongoing investigation.

Five men and one woman were released this morning and the other woman was released this afternoon, gardaí said.

The two women are aged in their 40s and the five men range in age from 19 years to 47 years.

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A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.