Child porn accused further remanded in custody

A man accused by the FBI of the world's largest facilitator of child pornography has been remanded in custody by the High Court for a further two weeks.

Eric Eoin Marques is wanted in the United States on four charges linked to website images described as being extremely violent, graphic and depicting the rape and torture of pre-pubescent children.

During a brief mention in the High Court in Dublin this morning, Mr Justice John Edwards said he was anxious to fix a date for a hearing into the extradition case.

Mr Justice Edwards said he would like the hearing to go ahead sooner rather than later as the accused remains in custody.

He remanded Mr Marques in custody for another two weeks with the case to be heard again on November 26th.

Dressed in a grey hooded sweater, the 28-year-old, who has Irish and US citizenship, was in the court for the brief mention. He waved to a handful of onlookers before being led away.

Mr Marques, of Mountjoy Square in Dublin’s north inner city, was previously denied bail after the judge accepted evidence from the FBI and the Garda that he was a flight risk or likely to destroy evidence if released.

He is wanted in connection with four counts involving the advertising of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, conspiracy to advertise child pornography, and conspiracy to distribute child pornography.

He is accused of being the sole administrator of an anonymous hosting server called Freedom Hosting where the FBI claim thousands of members allegedly posted millions of images of child pornography.