Sentencing adjourned for Corkman tracked down by vigilante 'paedophile-hunting group' 

Court hears accused has embarked on a 26-week programme aimed at men engaged in illegal sexual activities

Tim Bowen was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. Picture: Cork Courts Limited

A 45-year-old man from Monkstown in Co Cork who was tracked down by “a vigilante paedophile-hunting group” has embarked on a 26-week programme aimed at men engaged in illegal sexual activities.

Tim Bowen, who believed on the day in question he was about to meet a child for the purpose of sexual exploitation, had his case listed for sentencing on Thursday.