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On-the-run sex offender to be extradited to US
Summary
Martin Jude Wall, 47, an Irish sex offender who fled the United States after a probation officer allegedly told him to live in a tent, lost his appeal against extradition to the US. The Court of Appeal ruled that Wall would be returned to custody rather than a "colony of homeless sex offenders." Justice Aileen Donnelly dismissed his appeal, noting that the most likely outcome upon return would be a term of imprisonment. Wall's lawyers argued a real risk of inhuman treatment under Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights, but the court found no evidence of such risk. The decision to extradite was upheld, and Wall, who was convicted in 2012 of attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes, will be incarcerated in the United States if returned. The case remains at the extradition stage, with no further verdicts announced. Martin Jude Wall pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: On-the-run sex offender to be extradited to US. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- December 2020 Incident
- 2022-05-31 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: But Ms Justice Donnelly said "the most likely outcome" for the appellant on his return to the US was "a term of imprisonment".
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