Teenager arrested in connection with Sligo sex assaults

He can be held for a maximum period of 24 hours, excluding sleep breaks

Gardaí carried out interviews with the two girls, aged in their early teens, and gathered appropriate forensic evidence. File photo: Dan Linehan

Gardaí investigating alleged sexual assaults on two underage girls in Sligo last January have arrested a man in his late teens.

The arrest follows an intensive investigation since the alleged attacks took place on January 22 on the outskirts of Sligo Town. Detectives moved on the 19-year-old man after carrying out interviews with the two girls, aged in their early teens, and gathering appropriate forensic evidence.