American man to be sentenced in April for applying for passports in Cork in names of deceased babies

Randolph Kirk Parker carried a Lee Child thriller as he stood in the dock on Wednesday

Randolph Kirk Parker could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years. File picture: Larry Cummins

The 72-year-old American in Cork who was identified through FBI enquiries had sentencing in his case put back until April after he confirmed his signed pleas of guilty to passport frauds which could carry a maximum sentence of 10 years.

Previously known as Philip Morris and later identified through enquiries with the FBI as Randolph Kirk Parker, the accused man carried a Lee Child thriller as he stood in the dock on Wednesday.