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Extradition case of alleged "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" to proceed in May
Summary
The extradition proceedings of Eric Eoin Marques, a 28-year-old resident of Mountjoy Square in central Dublin, were scheduled to proceed before the High Court on May 11. Marques is alleged to be the owner and administrator of an anonymous hosting site known as Freedom Hosting and is wanted by US authorities to face charges relating to conspiring to distribute and advertise child pornography, as well as advertising and distributing child pornography. He has been in custody since his arrest in August 2013, having been refused bail due to concerns he represented a flight risk and might interfere with evidence. During the pretrial stage, counsel Mark Lynam BL informed the court that Doctor Patricia Casey visited Marques in the midlands in March but could not finalize a neurological report without consulting a neurologist. A report was due at the end of April. Counsel for the State urged Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly to consider the importance of the case. The court determined that the extradition hearing would go ahead on May 11, following the furnishing of the required neurological report. The matter was not concluded or finalised at this stage, with the hearing set for the specified date.
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What: Report matter: Extradition case of alleged "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" to proceed in May. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- August 2013 Incident
- May 11th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-03-24 Publication
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