Man (72) accused of having hundreds of indecent pictures of children appears before High Court

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Thomas Donaldson is wanted in Northern Ireland and was arrested at an address in Dublin on Tuesday

In a warrant seeking his surrender, it is alleged that hundreds of indecent images of children were discovered on a computer hard drive seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland at the accused’s then address at the Antrim Road, in Belfast, in September 2007.

An empty medical container was found in the car, and the accused’s wife received a letter from him indicating that he was considering taking his own life. It is also alleged that the computer’s browser history showed that the user had accessed a number of “extreme websites”.Arising out of the investigation of the computer, charges, where it is alleged that he has breached the 1978 Protection of Children Act, were brought against Mr Donaldson. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 10 years in prison.

The gardaí said that when asked if he knew what the allegations contained in the warrant were about, Mr Donaldson replied “no comment”. Gardaí were opposed to Mr Donaldson being granted bail, the court also heard.

 

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