Man suspected of raping 18-year-old Spanish student was out on bail
It has emerged that the suspect in the rape of a Spanish teenager in Dublin last weekend was out on bail at the time the alleged attack took place.
The 18-year-old student told Gardaí she was taken to a location close to Sandymount beach where she was restrained in a tent and subjected to multiple assaults over two days.
A 24-year-old man has since been arrested and released without charge and Gardaí are awaiting the results of DNA and forensic tests in relation to the allegations.
The teenager said she met the suspect on Dublin's Eden Quay on Saturday evening. It's understood that the man started up a conversation and suggested taking her to Sandymount beach after she told him she was interested in photography.
It is thought the suspect then took her to a remote area near flats where he brought her into a tent and raped her repeatedly throughout the night.
Detectives in Irishtown Garda Station launched an immediate investigation and the crime scene was cordoned off for a forensic examination.
They have also gathered CCTV footage from the boardwalk area, the Luas and near the Pigeon House.
The woman was taken to hospital and received a medical examination and her family have travelled from Spain to be with her at this time.
