Man arrested by gardai over alleged harassment and stalking of well-known Irish influencer

A man who was arrested for the alleged stalking and harassment of an Irish social media influencer has been released without charge, gardai have confirmed.

Social media star and well-known influencer Chloe Koyce shared details of an alleged assault that happened in Dublin, where a man followed her from a bar and into a hotel lift in the early hours of Friday, March 21. 

Gardaí have since confirmed that they made an arrest in relation to the incident. 

In a statement, issued to Limerick Live, they said: “Gardaí attached to Kevin Street Garda Station investigating an alleged incident of stalking/harassment that occurred at a premises on Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 in the early hours of Friday, March 21, arrested one male (20s) in recent weeks.

“The male was detained for questioning at a garda station in Dublin following a search at a residential address.

“He has since been released from garda custody and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. This investigation is ongoing.”

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Chloe, who is originally from Limerick, took to Instagram in March to share details the terrifying ordeal, where she explained that her friend had gotten into a taxi but had watch her walk to her hotel before driving away and that in the "milliseconds" between the taxi leaving and Chloe entering the hotel reception, the man in question had slipped in behind her.

She said: “We couldn’t have been more safe. We did exactly what we do every night. The more I think about it, the scarier it gets.”

Chloe goes on to say that there was no one on the desk at reception or security in sight and that she rushed to the lift and once she was in, began repeatedly pressing the button for it to close. However, just like that man had squeezed through the door, he did the same as the elevator doors were closing.

Chloe said she began recording the man instead of calling her mother who was in their hotel room as she did not want to worry her mother.

The man can be seen in the footage holding his belt which he had taken off in the lift and Chloe said she had no idea if he would continue to remove more of his clothing or if he would use the belt to strangle her.

An Garda Síochána encourages anyone who has been subjected to and is victim of a suspicious approach by a stranger to report the incident at any garda station.