A serving garda has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault.
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It’s understood the garda was detained in the Midlands region early this morning and is now being questioned at Loughrea Garda station, where he’s being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
He can be detained for up to 24 hours.
Its the first arrest ever made by the Garda Ombudsman Commission since its establishment in 2007.

