Portadown man accused of child sex offences

A Co Armagh man is accused of instructing a child to masturbate and causing the child to view a video of himself masturbating.

Martin Gilmour, aged 57, from Deer Park, Portadown, who is on remand at Maghaberry Prison, didn’t appear before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Friday, March 27.

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He is accused of causing or inciting a female child under 16 to engage in sexual activity on November 2, 2024.

He is also accused of causing a child to view a video of himself masturbating. He is further accused of the attempted sexual communication with a child for the purposes of obtaining sexual gratification. Both charges also related to November 2, 2024.

A prosecutor said the full file in the case has been received by the Prosecution Service and is due to be allocated to a prosecutor. She asked for a four-week adjournment.

The case was adjourned until April 24 for review.

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