Councillor accused of sexual assault steps down

A FIANNA FÁIL councillor, arrested in Killarney in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old boy, has resigned from the party pending the outcome of the Garda investigation.

The councillor has denied the allegation.

The man, who is not from the Kerry area, had been in Killarney on business when the alleged incident took place in a local hotel on September 26.