Detective acquitted of forging DPP letter loses bid to halt disciplinary inquiry

A Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision rejecting claims by Detective Garda Catherine McGowan that she should not be subject to a disciplinary inquiry as she was acquitted in a criminal process in 2015.

Detective acquitted of forging DPP letter loses bid to halt disciplinary inquiry
Wed, 09 Oct, 2019 - 18:16
Ann O’Loughlin

A Detective Garda acquitted of forging a letter from the DPP in relation to the investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse against a priest has lost her appeal aimed at halting a disciplinary inquiry.

A three-judge Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision rejecting claims by Detective Garda Catherine McGowan, attached to Bray Garda Station, she should not be subject to a disciplinary inquiry as she was acquitted in a criminal process in 2015.

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