Taximan held as women claim they were raped

A TAXI driver was arrested yesterday afternoon after three women claimed they were raped and then held for four hours in the man’s South Dublin flat.

The three women, all aged 20, told gardaí they were sexually assaulted after accepting an invitation to return to the man's flat in Rathmines early yesterday morning.

They told gardaí they flagged down the taxi in Rathfarnham and asked the driver if he knew of any late-night bars. The driver then invited them back to his flat.