Woman who dropped her underwear at jail sues State

A woman, who claims she was told to take off her jeans and accidentally dropped her underwear, while going through a security check at Castlerea Prison has sued the State for damages in the High Court.

Nataliya Matviyenko claims she was told to take off her jeans, because they contained what were described as decorative metal buttons or studs, by a prison officer before going through a metal detector while visiting her husband at the Co Roscommon prison.

Arising out of the incident on May 6, 2009, she has sued the governor of Castlerea Prison, the Irish Prison Service and the minister for justice seeking damages for alleged negligence and breach of duty.