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15/09/2011
Extradited Man Faces Sex Charges
A 59-year-old man recently extradited from Sweden has appeared in court charged with a number of serious sexual offenses.
A court in Stockholm extradited him back to Northern Ireland, after he was detained under a European arrest warrant.
The PSNI has confirmed the man left for the Netherlands in August 2008 shortly before a preliminary inquiry court hearing.
His whereabouts remained a mystery until he was detained by the Swedish authorities this year.
(JG/DW)
A court in Stockholm extradited him back to Northern Ireland, after he was detained under a European arrest warrant.
The PSNI has confirmed the man left for the Netherlands in August 2008 shortly before a preliminary inquiry court hearing.
His whereabouts remained a mystery until he was detained by the Swedish authorities this year.
(JG/DW)
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