An ex-GAA coach accused of over 400 counts of sexual abuse has been extradited to Ireland by the US authorities, the Garda has confirmed. He is due to appear before a district court in the Midlands today to face 394 sexual abuse charges, including 210 of sexual assault and 177 of rape, relating to two children. An Irish district court issued a warrant for the man’s arrest in September 2017 and officials from the US Department of Homeland Security tracked him down to Albany, New York a year later. The man, who left Ireland in 2013, attempted to fight his extradition on the basis the Irish authorities had not proved “probable cause”. He added the case involves a large number of witnesses and that the accused left Ireland before gardaí could question him.

Source: The Irish Times April 05, 2019 10:07 UTC