DPP challenges order to send child abuse image evidence abroad

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The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging a Circuit Court order concerning possession of child pornography images, reported on 23 June 2021. The order would allow a copy of a hard drive allegedly containing the images to be sent to a UK defence expert for analysis.

The accused man, whose name is withheld for legal reasons, denies the charges and says the images are not his. The DPP seeks to quash the direction, arguing that sending the material abroad would remove it from Garda control and risk further circulation.

The High Court placed stays on the prosecution and on transferring the hard drive while the challenge is pending. The report said the action was returnable in October.