Co Armagh man, accused of child sex offences, is granted compassionate bail by Craigavon court
A Co Armagh man who is facing child sex charges has been granted compassionate bail.
Martin Gilmour, aged 57, from Deer Park, Portadown appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court via video link from Maghaberry Prison.
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He faces three charges including ‘intentionally instructing’ a female child to masturbate on November 2, 2024. He is also accused of causing a child to watch a video of himself masturbating on the same date. A third charge accuses the defendant of attempting to sexually communicate with a child on the same date.
His lawyer said the defendant is before the courts for a compassionate bail application which isn’t objected to by police.
He said Gilmour has had bail fixed but has been unable to source an address and that’s why he remains in custody.
He explained that the defendant’s mother is unwell and in a care home in Portadown and his brother is willing to collect him from prison, remain with him throughout and return him to prison.
The lawyer said Gilmour had previously been given bail however the reason he is now in custody is that his address “was attacked his first appearance when his address was made known by the press”.
He added: “But for that he would be on bail.”
Granting bail, Deputy District Judge Gerard Trainor told the defendant he is not to have any unsupervised contact with any person under the age of 18 on the day he is to be released and must sign his own bail of £300.
The case was adjourned until May 22.