New accommodation for teen girl who court hears was sexually assaulted by older men outside hostel

The Child and Family Agency has secured a temporary respite placement for a teenage girl who had been staying at a hostel which the High Court heard was unsuitable and unsafe for her.

The court heard the girl has been the victim of two serious sexual assaults by older men, which took place outside of the hostel she had been placed at during the time she was staying there. Those allegations are being investigated by Gardai.