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Case against "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" further adjourned

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 25 February 2014, the extradition case of Eric Eoin Marques, 28, was adjourned for one week. Marques, who lives at Mountjoy Square, Dublin, is alleged by the FBI to be the owner and administrator of the anonymous hosting site Freedom Hosting, and is wanted in the United States on charges of conspiring to distribute and advertise child pornography, and of advertising and distributing child pornography. The charges involve images on more than a hundred anonymous websites described as extremely violent, graphic and depicting the rape and torture of pre‑pubescent children. Marques has been in custody since his arrest in August 2013, after bail was refused on the grounds that he was a flight risk and could interfere with evidence. His counsel, Mark Lynam BL, informed the court that Marques intended to apply for legal aid before filing a judicial review.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Case against "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" further adjourned. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 4 Adjournment
• 2014-02-25 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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