Suspect sex offender used 27 aliases abroad before posing as minor in Ireland, court told

The court heard that at one stage the accused contacted Tusla claiming to be a minor, and the child and family agency 'carried out tests and established that this was not the case'

The defendant was remanded in custody with consent to bail and will appear again next week to formally enter a plea and have a later hearing date set if he contests the charge. File photo

A suspected sex offender with an unconfirmed identity used 27 aliases in the UK and France before arriving in Ireland, where he attempted to impersonate a minor, a court has heard.

The man, claiming to be in his 30s and from Syria, who has been in the country for at least a year, was charged on Wednesday with failing to tell authorities his address under the Sex Offenders Act.