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Law Lecturer to be extradited to face child porn sentence

Date
2016-02-25

Stage
Finding

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Julian Myerscough, 54, a former law lecturer, was found guilty by a jury of 13 counts of possession of indecent images of a child and of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order at Ipswich Crown Court on 30 September 2015. He was convicted in his absence after failing to return to court after lunch, and a warrant was issued. He fled to Ireland, was arrested on 2 October in Dublin under a European Arrest Warrant, and was brought before the High Court. His solicitor, Kieran Kelly, argued that Myerscough had not received a fair trial, citing the unavailability of a key police witness for cross‑examination and alleged procedural errors in the warrant. Justice Aileen Donnelly rejected these arguments, stating the British court had already examined the case, found no injustice, and ordered his surrender to British authorities, remanding him in custody until the order is executed.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Law Lecturer to be extradited to face child porn sentence. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Found guilty

When:

September 30, 2015 Incident
October 2 Incident
2016-02-25 Publication

Why: At his hearing in the High Court on Thursday, Kieran Kelly BL, representing Mr Myerscough, said his client should not be extradited because he had not received a fair trial in Britain. CNI source report