Man extradited from Netherlands over
child sex abuse images
The first case relates to 27 offences which include possessing, making and distributing indecent images of children.
The second case involves 108 offences that include possessing, making and distributing indecent images of children and inciting the sexual assault of a child.
The offences allegedly happened in the Lurgan area in 2014. The man skipped Crown Court bail in late 2020 and has been sought for arrest since, police said.
He was extradited to Northern Ireland on Friday and is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Sgt Davey from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's international policing unit said: "Our message is clear to anyone who fails to abide by their bail conditions that they will be located, arrested and returned before the courts."
The two victims of a child sex offender have been praised for their bravery in putting him behind bars more than 30 years after he committed his crimes.
The offences took place over a 10-year period and involved two girls.
He was jailed for 19 years when he appeared at Ipswich Crown Court and must serve an extra two years on extended licence.
Det Con Gemma Spink said: “No sentence will heal the trauma that French inflicted on his victims, who were children at the time of the offending and who have shown great bravery to come forward to report the crimes against them and see the case to its conclusion.
“I hope this outcome will encourage other victims of non-recent sexual abuse to feel confident about coming forward to police and assure them that they will be listened to by officers.”
French was also given a restraining order against both victims and made subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
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