BBC/Mark HorganThe previous Irish nationwide swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in the US.
Mr Gibney is needed within the Republic of Eire to face greater than 50 historic sexual abuse costs.
He left Eire greater than 30 years in the past and has not been again since.
He was arrested in Florida on Tuesday afternoon by US Marshals on foot of an Irish extradition warrant, in response to Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
He’s being detained pending a court docket look within the US. He can resolve whether or not to accede or contest his extradition.
In an announcement to BBC Information NI, An Garda Síochána (Irish police) stated it’s “conscious of the arrest of a male aged in his 70s in the US on foot of an Irish worldwide arrest warrant”.
“As that is at the moment a matter for the US authorities, An Garda Síochána won’t be commenting additional presently.”
RTÉ is reporting that gardaí reopened an investigation into Mr Gibney after various individuals made allegations in opposition to him on the BBC podcast The place is George Gibney 5 years in the past.
The felony investigation was commenced in 2020 by a specialist group inside the Garda Nationwide Protecting Companies Bureau. A file was despatched to the Director for Public Prosecutions (DPP) three years later.
The DPP examined the file and really helpful that Mr Gibney be charged with greater than 50 alleged offences.
RTÉ additionally reported that An Garda Síochána secured an extradition warrant within the Excessive Courtroom searching for Mr Gibney’s extradition. Gardaí have been working with US authorities for greater than six months.
Mr Gibney was a coach at Trojan swimming membership in Dublin.
He was additionally a former Irish nationwide swimming coach.
