SEX OFFENDER SUSPECT WITH 27 FALSE IDs

Interpol help gardai track identities in France & UK

- BY TOM TUITE

A SUSPECTED sex offender with an unconfirmed identity used 27 aliases in the UK and France before arriving in Ireland, where he attempted to impersonate a minor, a court has heard.

The man, claiming to be in his 30s from Syria, has been in the country at least a year, was on Wednesday charged with failing to tell authorities his address under the Sex Offenders Act.

He was held pending his appearance at Cloverhill District Court, where Judge Patricia Cronin heard gardai remain uncertain about the latest name he has given.