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A man in his 20s was arrested after three suspicious approaches and one alleged assault on children in north Dublin, with CCTV and specialist interviews aiding the investigation.
- An Garda Síochána arrested a man in his 20s in Santry on Tuesday linked to alleged assault and suspicious approaches in the Dublin 3 area last month.
- The incidents in February involved three children, including an eight-year-old assaulted after being approached near the Howth Road with other national school age children.
- Gardaí launched a criminal investigation involving the Divisional Protective Services Unit and detectives from Clontarf and Santry, recovering CCTV footage and using specialist interviewers to question the children.
- He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and can be questioned for up to 24 hours, while a local school liaised with gardaí, a dance club warned members, and social media expressed concern.
- Specialist detectives have been carrying out an investigation into three separate daytime incidents in the Dublin 3 area, with the suspect questioned as part of an ongoing probe at Clontarf Garda station.
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Man charged amid investigation into suspicious approaches to children in Dublin
The man is aged in his 20s.
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