Accused child sex offender extradited to Ireland after fleeing 2023 trial
The Wicklow PeopleA man has been extradited back to Ireland after fleeing the country before his trial for a string of alleged sexual offences, and is now also facing fresh charges before Bray District Court.
Aged 26, the US native was scheduled to face trial on November 14, 2023, but absconded before the trial could take place.
Counsel for the prosecution, James Kelly BL, told the court in Wicklow that the defendant was granted bail to travel back and forth to the US, with him travelling and returning on one occasion. The court heard that a warrant was issued after he fled before his trial.
The trial was over charges of meeting a child for the purpose of sexual exploitation on two occasions, on August 6 2022 and 22 August , 2022. The American man was also charged with using information and communication technology to facilitate the sexual exploitation of a child on May 30, 2022 and again in July 2022.
He faced a further charge of distributing or threatening to publish an intimate image on two occasions in 2022. He is also accused of sexual assault on August 6, 2022.
Eoghan Gallagher BL, for the defence, told the court that he had objections to his client’s remand.
The accused was remanded in custody until January 13 to appear at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court for call over.
Judge Patrick Quinn noted that the accused is also facing fresh charges before the District Court.
The alleged offending occurred between May 14, 2023 and June 12, 2023. The new allegations include that he intimidated a witness, threatened or menaced the person in a manner that put them in fear, and acted with the intention of causing the investigation or the course of justice to be obstructed.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Bray District Court on December 11, 2025.