The person arrested in connection with an investigation into the creation and dissemination of false allegations on social media has been released without charge.
In June of this year, an image of a man traveling on a bus in Newtownmountkennedy was circulated online, accompanied by claims that he was behaving inappropriately towards a minor.
Gardaí established that the allegation was unfounded and false and that its publication on social media caused serious anxiety and concern to the individual depicted, while also creating alarm and concern in the local community.
Yesterday (Tuesday, 15th Oct) during an operation led by Gardaí from Wicklow North CE Functional Area, a residential property was searched in south Wicklow, resulting in the seizure of several mobile phones and electronic devices.
A man aged in his forties was arrested at the scene.
A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána says he’s since been released without charge and a file’s being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
