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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21162Harassment

Garda under criminal investigation over alleged harassment of love rival

A female Garda is alleged to have harassed a woman who is the partner of another officer, her love rival, by using the force's internal computer system to find the woman's phone number, sending her abusive messages and voicemails, and trying to enter the couple's house to confront her before leaving when the woman began recording her on a mobile phone. Sources claim the two officers had been having an affair, and a male Garda was suspended and is being investigated over an alleged payment for an attack on the female officer's home. The woman, who is not a Garda, complained to GSOC, which has started a section 98 criminal investigation into the female officer. As of 11 May 2023, the female officer had not been suspended, GSOC had declined to comment, and no arrest or charge had been reported.

  1. Reported11 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A female Garda is under investigation for allegedly harassing the partner of another officer, her love rival.
  • The female officer is alleged to have inappropriately accessed the force's internal computer system to find her love rival's phone number.
  • The female officer is alleged to have sent the woman abusive messages and voicemails.
  • The female officer is alleged to have tried to enter the couple's house to confront the woman, but left when the woman began recording her on a mobile phone.
Where
No county or specific location is given in the sources.
When
The reports were published on 11 May 2023, and no incident date is given.
Cause
Sources have claimed that the female officer and a male officer had been having an affair.
Investigation
  • The woman, who is not a Garda member, complained to GSOC.
  • GSOC has started a section 98 criminal investigation into the female officer.
  • GSOC declined to comment when contacted by the Irish Mirror.
Other details
  • The probe gives GSOC investigators the power to arrest the officer, detain her and carry out linked searches.
  • The female officer under investigation has not been suspended.
  • A male Garda was suspended and is being investigated for allegedly paying for an attack on the female officer's home and for leaking sensitive information.
Charges
No arrest or charge against the female officer has been reported.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA female Garda is under investigation for allegedly harassing the partner of another officer. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe female officer is alleged to have inappropriately accessed the Garda internal computer system to find her love rival's phone number. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe female officer is alleged to have sent abusive messages and voicemails to the woman. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe female officer is alleged to have tried to enter the couple's house to confront her rival, but was scared away when the woman began recording her. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe female officer is alleged to have inappropriately accessed the force's internal computer system to find her love rival's phone number. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatShe is alleged to have sent the rival abusive messages and voicemails. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatShe is alleged to have tried to enter the couple's house to confront her rival, but left when the woman began recording her on a mobile phone. (dublinlive.ie)
  • causeSources have claimed that the female officer and a male officer had been having an affair. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe woman, who is not a Garda member, made a complaint to GSOC. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGSOC has started a section 98 probe, which is a criminal investigation into the officer. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGSOC declined to comment when contacted by the Irish Mirror. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe woman made a complaint to GSOC. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGSOC has started a section 98 criminal investigation into the female officer. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe probe gives GSOC investigators the power to arrest the officer, detain her and carry out linked searches. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe female officer under investigation has not been suspended. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
  • otherA male Garda was suspended and is being investigated for paying for the attack on his colleague's home and for leaking sensitive information. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 May2023
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Female Garda under investigation for allegedly harassing love rival

    Reports that GSOC has opened a section 98 criminal probe into a female Garda over alleged harassment of her love rival, and that the officer has not been suspended. The article links this to an earlier brick attack on the officer's home, for which a male garda was suspended.

    victim, femalesuspect, female
  2. 11 May2023
    Otheririshmirror.ie, first report
    Garda at centre of criminal probe for allegedly harassing love rival

    Reports a GSOC section 98 criminal probe into a female Garda over alleged harassment of a love rival, and gives background on a related attack on the officer's home and the suspension of a male Garda.

    suspect, femalevictim, female