This article is from page 14 of the 2013-07-30 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 14 JPG
A MAN questioned in connection with the alleged rape and false imprisonment of two women in Dublin last year spent some of his time living in Clare.
The man was identified in a weekend report as being the subject of a massive Garda surveillance for the previous 12 months because it was suspected he posed a threat to women. He has also previously been questioned in connection with an armed robbery.
The man moved between addresses in Clare and Dublin. He has been charged with a separate offence in Clare.
Yesterday, a senior Garda spokesperson confirmed that the man was a “person of interest” who had been stopped by gardaí.
However he said gardaí in Clare had not been engaged in an ongoing surveillance operation of the man who is in his forties.
The man is no longer thought to be in the country.
The offence alleged to have been committed in Clare is of a non-violent or sexual nature.
The man was named and pictured in The Sunday World Newspaper on Sunday last.