20/02/2013

Teen Sexually Assaulted Outside Home

An investigation has been launched after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted outside her home in Crumlin, south Dublin.

It is understood the girl was standing at her front door when she was grabbed by a man and dragged to the side of the house, where she was attacked.

Garda searched the area after the incident was reported to them around 01.30 on Tuesday morning.

House-to-house inquiries were also carried out as garda try to establish a description of the attacker.

The victim was treated at the sexual assault unit at the Rotunda hospital.

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