The agency sought the orders over concerns for the 15-year-old girl's life and welfare following several incidents in recent weeks.
The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been taking illegal drugs and alcohol before being pimped out to the men. There is also a risk that the girl may become pregnant, as the only contraceptive she is known to have used on occasions is the morning after pill. At the High Court today, Mr Justice Alexander Owens granted Tusla various interim orders, including allowing it to detain the teen at its facility for troubled teens in Ballydowd in Dublin.
The judge also appointed a qualified social worker to act as the girl's independent guardian ad litem. The girl is in a relationship with an older girl, counsel said, but the reality was this person "acted more as the teen's pimp."The teen had been found at various locations after she absconded from where she was supposed to be staying, including apartments with men believed to be using her for sex.
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