'No offence' committed by landlord who kept deposit and asked for intimate pictures

Alma Yasbeth Pacheco Correa is studying for a masters degree at the National College of Ireland. She has since secured alternative accomodation. Picture: Moya Nolan

The Mexican student who was asked for an intimate photo by a prospective landlord — who also kept her deposit despite telling her she could have it back — has been told by gardaí that no offence was committed.

Alma Yasbeth Pacheco Correa went to gardaí on Monday in Dublin to report the failure of the man to return her €480 deposit for accommodation in a house share in Tallaght, after he told her she could have it back because the room was not available until at least a month after the date they had agreed on.