Micheal Gerard McMonagle (41) did not appear in court in Derry on Wednesday and it later emerged he had been taken to hospital by ambulance
Micheal Gerard McMonagle previously worked as a press officer for Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland and also for a time as an adviser at Stormont. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA WireAn arrest has been made after a former Sinn Féin employee failed to turn up for a court appearance.
Micheal Gerard McMonagle of Limewood Street in Derry, has been charged with three child sex offences. The charges are that between May 1st, 2020 and August 18th, 2021 he attempted to communicate with a person under the age of 16 for the purpose of sexual gratification, attempted to cause a person under the age of 16 to look at an image of sexual activity, and attempted to incite a person under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity.
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