Extradition case against Irishman adjourned

The extradition case against an Irishman described by an FBI special agent as “the largest facilitator of child porn in the world” has been put back for another week.

Eric Eoin Marques, who is alleged to be the owner and administrator of an anonymous hosting site known as Freedom Hosting, is wanted by US authorities to face charges relating to conspiring to distribute and advertise child pornography, and advertising and distributing child pornography.

Mr Marques, aged 28, with an address at Mountjoy Square, Dublin, has been in custody since his arrest in August, after he was refused bail over concerns he represented a flight risk and that he may abscond or interfere with evidence in the case.