Child porn accused to appeal decision

Lawyers for an Irishman who is wanted in the US and was described as "the largest facilitator of child porn in the world" is to apply to appeal to the Supreme Court over the DPP’s decision not to prosecute him here.

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.

The 28-year-old, with an address at Mountjoy Square in Dublin, has been in custody since his arrest in August last year, after he was refused bail over concerns he represented a flight risk and may abscond or interfere with evidence.