More charges could be brought against a defrocked priest accused of
possession of thousands of pornographic images of children, a court
heard Friday.
Oliver O’Grady (65), with an address at a hostel, on
Charlemont Street, in Dublin 2 was granted bail at Dublin District Court
on Saturday following his arrest on December 10th last and he was
remanded to appear again today.
Defence solicitor Kieran Conway said there was consent to the case being adjourned pending directions from the DPP.
Det
Gda Johanna Doyle of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation
confirmed that the adjournment was for directions to be obtained and the
possibility of “further charges.”
Judge Patrick McMahon remanded the defendant on continuing bail to appear again on January 28th next.
The
former priest, who was wearing a green jacket, a pullover and black
trousers, remained silent during his brief court appearance.
Last
Saturday, the court had heard that the defendant had lived at various
addresses in Ireland since he was deported from the United States, in
2001.
He rents a lock-up facility and a postbox to store his personal
belongings.
As part of his bail conditions he must sign on twice daily at Harcourt Terrace Garda station.
Mr O’Grady also gave an undertaking not to seek travel documentation and has surrendered his passport to gardaí.
The material allegedly confiscated included images and videos on a USB key, an external hard drive and a laptop.
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