A man has appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with failing to register with gardai after being guilty of a sex offence in a different jurisdiction.
The man, who is aged in his 40s, did not speak during the brief hearing and cannot be named.
By law, the man is obliged by law to inform Gardai of his name and address within three days of entering the state.
The nature of the man’s previous sexual offence was not disclosed in court.
He was charged that on March 27th, 2026, within the jurisdiction of the State, being a person to whom Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 applied, did fail without reasonable excuse , to notify within the required three day time frame, which begins on the relevant date, the Garda Siochana of your name used by you at the time or previously your homes address on the relevant date on which notice was required by the provisions of section 10 (1) and section 6 of the Sex Offenders Act, 2001.
The charge was Contrary to Section 12 (1) (a) (as amended by Section 10 of the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act 2023 and Section 12 (3)(as amended by Section 13 of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008) of the Sex Offenders Act 2001.
The accused was represented by solicitor Rory O’Brien.
The case was adjourned until April 27th next by Judge Ciaran Liddy.
Sex offender charged after failing to register with Gardai in Donegal was last modified: April 1st, 2026 by Staff Writer