Ireland Gardaí investigate alleged rape of 10-year-old girl near Citywest Hotel
Gardaí are investigating an alleged rape of a ten-year-old girl on the grounds of the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Co Dublin, on Monday 20 October 2025. A man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and a later Garda statement described him as in his 30s.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested20 Oct
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí are investigating an alleged indecent assault on a child in south county Dublin. (rte.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating an alleged assault on an underage female. (gript.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating an alleged rape of a ten-year-old girl. (gript.ie)
- whereThe alleged attack took place in Saggart. (rte.ie)
- whereThe alleged assault is in the area of the Citywest asylum hub in Dublin. (gript.ie)
- whereThe alleged incident occurred on the grounds of the Citywest Hotel, not inside the building. (gript.ie)
- whenThe alleged attack took place on the day before the article was published. (rte.ie)
- whenThe alleged assault is reported to have occurred on Monday, 20 October 2025. (gript.ie)
- whenThe incident was reported to have occurred on Monday 20 October 2025. (gript.ie)
- investigationHe is detained at a Dublin garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and can be questioned for up to 24 hours. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí have not yet established the facts of the alleged incident. (rte.ie)
- investigationSpecialist child interviewers are being engaged to speak to the child. (rte.ie)
- investigationCCTV has been gathered in the area and from the nearby Luas stop. (rte.ie)
- investigationTwo locations near the Citywest complex were sealed off for forensic examination, and the cordons have since been lifted. (rte.ie)
- investigationA man in his thirties has been arrested. (gript.ie)
- investigationA male in his 30s is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin region. (gript.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí are investigating how the alleged victim came to be on the hotel grounds. (gript.ie)
- investigationA man in his twenties was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin region. (gript.ie)
- investigationA later Garda statement said a male in his 30s had been arrested and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (gript.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses who were in specified Saggart and Citywest areas between 11pm on Sunday 19 October and 1:30am on Monday 20 October 2025. (gript.ie)
- otherThe girl was in the care of Tusla and was reported missing before she returned and made the allegation. (rte.ie)
- otherA man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting the child. (rte.ie)
- otherThe child received medical attention. (rte.ie)
- otherThe girl is believed to be in the care of Tusla but was not being housed at the hotel. (gript.ie)
- otherThe suspect arrived in Ireland six years ago and failed in his application for international protection in 2024. (gript.ie)
- otherThe suspect has been subject to a deportation order since March 2025. (gript.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Oct2025Girl (10) allegedly raped in Citywest by asylum seeker - Gript
First report of the alleged rape of a ten-year-old girl at Citywest. Adds the Garda appeal for witnesses, the suspect's immigration history, and a later statement that the detained man is in his 30s. The article gives his age inconsistently (twenties, then 30s).
victim, 10, female, Irish, irishsuspect, male - 20 Oct2025Gardaí investigating "assault" of juvenile in Citywest - Gript
Gript reports the alleged incident as an assault rather than the rape described in the existing case, and gives a Garda spokesperson's statement. Adds the Garda wording for the victim (female juvenile), the location (Saggart), that investigations are ongoing, and that the arrest is under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
victim, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 20 Oct2025Probe over alleged indecent assault on child in Dublin
Follow-up to the Citywest/Saggart case. This article describes the alleged offence as indecent assault and the arrested man as in his 20s, while the existing record says alleged rape and a man in his 30s. It adds that the child was in Tusla care, was reported missing, then returned and made the allegation, and that CCTV was gathered and the child received medical attention.
victim, femalesuspect, 20s, male