Julian Myerscough arrested after child image conviction

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Julian Myerscough was convicted of downloading indecent images of children at Ipswich Crown Court on 30 September 2015. He was arrested in Dublin on 2 October after fleeing the UK, according to Gardaí.

A jury convicted Myerscough in his absence on 16 charges, after he had pleaded not guilty to three breaches of a sexual offences prevention order and 13 image-making offences.

Gardaí said officers arrested him at a city-centre hotel under a European Extradition Warrant after identifying him on a ferry from Holyhead to Dublin.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.