Detective Garda Colm Grogan said he arrested the accused at 4.47pm yesterday at his home and he replied: “Can we not do this tomorrow?”
He was taken to the Bridewell garda station, where he made no reply to any of the charges after caution.
Objecting to bail, he said the accused came to the attention of the gardai on a date in December 2019, when a detective sergeant allegedly observed Mr Boyle attempting to take a photograph of a personal nature of a young female travelling on the Luas at Harcourt Street.
When this was investigated, a number of electronic devices were seized from the accused and they allegedly contained 250,000 images of persons taken without their consent. These included a number of women and children in places of employment and on public transport.
Man allegedly found with 250,000 images of women and children Bail granted to accused whose photographs in public places were taken without consent
Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 16:39
A man allegedly found with 250,000 photographs of women and children taken in public places without their consent has been granted bail.
Paul Boyle (43) of Sandyford View, Blackglen Road, Dublin 18, was initially arrested after a garda allegedly spotted him attempting to take a “personal” photograph of a young woman on the Luas in Dublin.
A subsequent investigation and search of his devices revealed about a quarter of a million photographs which appeared to have been taken in workplaces and on public transport without the knowledge of the subjects, the court heard.
Man appears in court over offensive sexual conduct
Updated / Friday, 12 Mar 2021
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The man is alleged to have taken pictures of a personal nature of women and children in public places (File pic: RollingNews.ie)
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A 43-year-old man has appeared in court in Dublin after gardaí allegedly discovered more than 250,000 images of people on his devices that were taken without consent.
Paul Boyle, with an address at Sandyford View, Blackglen Road, Dublin is charged with 23 offences including multiple counts of harassment and offensive sexual conduct.
Originally from Scotland, Mr Boyle faces 12 charges of harassment, nine charges of offensive conduct of a sexual nature and two charges of possession of child pornography - a text and video file, on dates in 2019 and 2020.
A YOUNG mother suffered “catastrophic injuries” when she was shot in front of her seven-year-old daughter after a gunman opened fire in her home, a court has heard.
Sinead Connolly (30) barricaded herself into her kitchen but was critically wounded when shots were fired through the door.
A man who was her childhood friend, Paul Mooney (32), has been accused of picking up the weapon left by a fleeing gunman and “carefully” disposing of it.
He was refused bail after Dublin District Court heard he maintained he had no prior knowledge of the shooting and had been “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Man charged with impeding Garda investigation into Bluebell, Dublin shooting which left woman with catastrophic injuries
Paul Mooney has also been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm
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