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Letter sent to judge presiding in case of Irish man dubbed "the largest facilitator of child porn in the world" deemed irrelevant
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 17 November 2015, Justice Aileen Donnelly considered a letter sent to her by a US inmate warning about conditions for mentally‑ill prisoners. The letter was introduced in the case of Eric Eoin Marques, a 30‑year‑old Dublin resident alleged by the FBI to run the anonymous hosting site Freedom Hosting and charged with conspiring to distribute and advertise child pornography. Donnelly ruled the letter irrelevant, allowing counsel to submit arguments, and the prosecution and defence agreed with that decision.
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What: Report matter: Letter sent to judge presiding in case of Irish man dubbed "the largest facilitator of child porn in the world" deemed irrelevant. Charges or matters: conspiring to distribute and advertise child pornography and adverstising and distributing child pornography. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2015-11-17 Publication
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Charges: conspiring to distribute and advertise child pornography and adverstising and distributing child pornography (Alleged Or Contested)
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