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A controversial bonfire built next to the Peace Wall between the Loyalist Tigers Bay area and the Nationalist Newlodge area of Belfast seen ahead of the July 11th celebration organized by members of the Loyalists Orders. The bonfire consists of pallets collected by the Loyalists to mark the opening of the annual Orange Parade on July 12. The parade celebrates the victory of the Protestant King William of Orange over the Catholic King James II at the Battle of Boyne in 1690. On Sunday, 11 July 2021, in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
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A Hertfordshire man has been jailed for paying for and directing the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines and Romania.

Eamon Goodfellow custody imageA Hertfordshire man has been jailed for nearly five years after he was convicted of paying for and directing the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines and Romania.

Eamon Goodfellow, 50, from St Albans, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on 14 June 2018 and all of his electronic devices were seized for analysis.

A number of chat logs were recovered which showed Goodfellow discussing the abuse of children with facilitators, one of whom was based in the Philippines and the other in Romania.

In the chats, Goodfellow was shown to be actively seeking children under 13-years-old. When a child at the right age was identified, he would direct the facilitators to perform certain sexual acts on the children with a view to live-streaming the offending.

Evidence showed that he sent payment to the facilitators to carry out the abuse.

He was found guilty of two counts of attempting to cause the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 at St Albans Crown Court on 12 April following a six day trial.

He was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison. Goodfellow is also subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will remain on the sex offenders register for life.

Martin Ludlow from the National Crime Agency said: “Goodfellow made it very clear that he has sexual interest in young children in these chat logs.

“He attempted to arrange for the most horrific abuse of vulnerable children thousands of miles away from him for his own gratification.

“He was helped by facilitators whose motive is to make money. This kind of financially-driven offending is a key threat to the UK.

“The NCA works with international law enforcement partners to safeguard children, as well as to identify and disrupt those willing to fund and carry out this abuse. The NCA has an excellent relationship with agencies in the Philippines and actively supports the work of the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Centre (PICACC). ”

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The man who sadly passed away following a two-vehicle collision outside Newtownards was 58-year-old Lee Noble, the Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm.

Mr Noble from the Portavogie area died as a result of his injuries. He was riding a grey Kawasaki motorbike which was in collision with a car on the Portaferry Road outside Newtownards just after midnight on Tuesday, 28th June. The driver of the red Nissan car was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries. 

An investigation is underway and Sergeant Amanda McIvor is appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has mobile phone or dashcam footage which could assist officers with their enquiries, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 14 of 28/06/22.

58-year-old Lee Noble from the Portavogie area died following a two-vehicle collision on the Portaferry Road just after midnight on Tuesday.

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