Man ‘intercepted going to hotel for sex with boy’

A 29-year old man was intercepted by gardaí on his way to a hotel to have sex with a boy last Monday, a court heard last night.

The accused man was arrested at 9am last Tuesday, and brought before Limerick District Court last night.

He is charged with sexually exploiting a child, contrary to section 3 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act. The offence is alleged to have happened on a date between January 3, 2015, and February 10, this year.