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GARDAI are investigating claims that a 14-year-old boy was sexually assaulted in a graveyard in Clare.
A complaint was made at a garda station in the county last week, in re- lation to an alleged incident in recent weeks.
It was alleged that a man sold fire- works to a boy and when insufficient money was paid, the boy claimed he was sexually assaulted. It was alleged that the boy was sexually assaulted at a graveyard in the county.
An investigation was immediately set up and a 50-year-old man was ar- rested on Friday.
The man, who is living in Clare, was questioned at a garda station and was later released without charge. When the garda investigation 1s completed, a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, who will decide whether he will be charged.
This was the second – separate – investigation into an alleged sexual offence in the county over the past week. Several gardai have been in- volved in the investigations, both of which are of a sensitive nature.