Alleged 'world's largest facilitator of child porn' risks having higher sentence imposed if convicted in US

Lawyers for an Irishman alleged to be the "largest facilitator of child porn in the world" have told the High Court that there is a "real risk" the prosecution will seek to have a higher sentence imposed if he is convicted in the United States.

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