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02/10/2015
On-The-Run Sex Offender Arrested In Dublin
A man who went on the run while on trial for sex offences has been arrested in Dublin.
Julian Myerscough, 53, from Bolton, was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court of making and possessing indecent images of children in 2010 and received a 15 month sentence.
He appeared at the same court on 30 September for similar charges but absconded before he could be convicted.
Myerscough was identified as travelling on a ferry from Holyhead to Dublin at lunchtime on Wednesday.
The Garda National Protective Service Bureau launched an operation in conjunction with Store Street Gardai and the Garda Extradition Section, working closely with Suffolk Police and the National Crime Agency.
A European Extradition Warrant was obtained and he was arrested this morning at a city centre hotel in Dublin.
Garda had discovered that he had booked a flight to Hungary for later today.
Det Insp Paul O'Brien from the Sex Offender Management and Intelligence Unit in the Garda National Protective Services Bureau said: "This is an example of close co-operation between the Irish and UK authorities. It demonstrates that An Garda Síochána has a robust operational approach to transient sex offenders."
(LM)
Julian Myerscough, 53, from Bolton, was convicted at Ipswich Crown Court of making and possessing indecent images of children in 2010 and received a 15 month sentence.
He appeared at the same court on 30 September for similar charges but absconded before he could be convicted.
Myerscough was identified as travelling on a ferry from Holyhead to Dublin at lunchtime on Wednesday.
The Garda National Protective Service Bureau launched an operation in conjunction with Store Street Gardai and the Garda Extradition Section, working closely with Suffolk Police and the National Crime Agency.
A European Extradition Warrant was obtained and he was arrested this morning at a city centre hotel in Dublin.
Garda had discovered that he had booked a flight to Hungary for later today.
Det Insp Paul O'Brien from the Sex Offender Management and Intelligence Unit in the Garda National Protective Services Bureau said: "This is an example of close co-operation between the Irish and UK authorities. It demonstrates that An Garda Síochána has a robust operational approach to transient sex offenders."
(LM)
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