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Irish man wanted in US after child abuse police sting gets bail
Summary
Martin Jude Wall, 45, appeared by video-link at the High Court where Mr Justice Paul Burns granted him bail with strict conditions, fixing an extradition hearing for January 20, 2021. Wall, who pleaded guilty in 2012 to attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes in Georgia, is wanted by US authorities for breaching his 15-year probation by fleeing to Ireland. If found guilty of the breach in America, he faces a possible 15 years imprisonment. The court noted he was an "undoubted flight risk" and "determined not to make himself amenable," yet "reluctantly" granted bail due to self-harm risks. Conditions include two independent cash sureties of €5,000 each, a €1,000 cash bond, residing at a Clontarf address, obeying a curfew, surrendering his passport, being of good behaviour, and signing daily at a garda station. Wall was remanded in custody with consent to bail. Detective Garda Robert Comerford objected to bail, citing Wall's history of absconding and homelessness in the US. Mr Remy SC argued the conviction was a state matter and Wall had lived openly in Crossmolina, Co Mayo, since 2015. Gardaí arrested Wall on December 8, 2020, executing a US arrest warrant from November 2019.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Irish man wanted in US after child abuse police sting gets bail. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2012 Other
- October 2019 Incident
- November 2019 Incident
- December 8 Incident
- January 20, 2021 Adjournment
- 2020-12-16 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: If found guilty of the breach in America, Wall faces a possible 15 years imprisonment, which is the length of his probation.; Wall appeared by video-link at the High Court and was remanded in custody with consent to bail by Mr Justice Burns, who fixed an extradition hearing date of January 20, 2021.
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