Irish sex offender flees US in bail breach
Sicko, 45, wanted in Georgia
THIS is the Irishman lifted in a US police sting for trying to groom a 13 yearold child.
Martin Jude Wall is wanted by cops in Georgia where he was convicted of attempting to entice what he believed was a chi l d f or i ndecent purposes.
He was registered as a sex offender and released under conditions.
Howe v e r, h e a l l e g e d l y breached t hose t erms by absconding to Ireland.
The 45- year- old was listed as a fugitive on the web site of the Chatham County Sheriff.
He fled to Ireland, where he was arrested by officers from the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation on Tuesday.
He was brought before the High Court i n Dublin f or allegedly breaching the conditions of his release in the US.
Detective Superintendent Michael Mullen, of the Garda
Extradition Unit, said: “This significant arrest coordinated by detectives attached to Organised and Serious Crime i n par t nership with USA authorities represents our on g oi n g c ommitment t o ensuring persons wanted on foot of International arrest warrants a re br ought t o justice.”
Wall, who is an Irish citizen, was convicted following a “sting” operation.
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He b e l i e v e d h e w a s contacting a 13- year- old girl when in fact he was dealing with law enforcement.
Wall was convicted but r e l e a s e d o n v a r i o u s conditions.
He is on the sex offenders’ register in Savannah, where he is listed as “homeless”.
Wall appeared before the High Court on Tuesday and was remanded i n custody until a hearing on January 20.