Maurice McCabe had sexual assault allegation dismissed

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Maurice McCabe’s sexual assault allegation was dismissed with no prosecution. The proceedings were reported on 22 July 2017.

The allegation concerned an incident said to have occurred at McCabe’s home in 1998. The DPP concluded that no prosecution should be brought, saying the described incident did not constitute a sexual assault or assault.

The tribunal was examining whether senior Garda management had been involved in a campaign to smear McCabe. Evidence also concerned two public incidents involving McCabe and members of the D family in October 2007.