Thomas Donaldson remanded over child image offences

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Thomas Donaldson was remanded in custody over alleged child indecent image offences at the High Court in Dublin on 3 January 2023.

The 72-year-old is wanted in Northern Ireland on 17 charges of making indecent images of children. The alleged offences occurred between July 2004 and September 2007; the warrant says hundreds of images were found on a computer seized in Belfast in September 2007.

The court was told that Donaldson may apply for bail when the case next returns on 11 January. Gardaí opposed bail, and the court also heard he was seeking free legal aid.

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