Limerick-based firm's founder spent €100k of company money on girls he hired from 'illicit websites', court told

The court heard that Karl Bohlin 'has been primarily concerned with his love life and finding a girlfriend', and used the company human resources 'to screen the girls from various illicit websites for suitability'

Karl Bohlin (pictured), who is also CEO of multinational software group, HansaWorld, which specialises in enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management, has said his 'highest priority' is finding a girlfriend, it has also been alleged. Photo: Hansaworld

The founder and majority shareholder of a Limerick-based multinational software development company has allegedly spent €100,000 of company money leasing homes in Dubai and China for women he had hired for the firm who had allegedly been first screened from "various illicit websites", the High Court has heard.

Karl Bohlin, who is also CEO of multinational software group, HansaWorld, which specialises in enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management, has said his "highest priority" is finding a girlfriend, it has also been alleged.