Whistleblower forced to "retreat to garda station" after confrontation with accuser's family

A tribunal examining allegations of a smear campaign against garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe heard evidence relating to incidents that occurred in County Cavan following the Director of Public Prosecutions' 2007 decision not to prosecute a sexual assault allegation against him. The Charleton tribunal was told that Sergeant McCabe retreated into Bailieboro Garda Station after a confrontation with family…