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A man has been remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates Court accused of sex offences against a 15-year-old girl and possessing extreme pornography. | A man has been remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates Court accused of sex offences against a 15-year-old girl and possessing extreme pornography. |
Alan Moore, of Windslow Drive, Carrickfergus, is the first person in Northern Ireland to be charged under the new extreme pornography law. | |
It was brought in after a campaign by a woman whose daughter was killed by a man who used violent pornography. | It was brought in after a campaign by a woman whose daughter was killed by a man who used violent pornography. |
Anyone with sexually violent images could be jailed for up to three years. | Anyone with sexually violent images could be jailed for up to three years. |
Mr Moore was also charged with engaging in sexual touching with a person under 16, indecent assault and gross indecency. | Mr Moore was also charged with engaging in sexual touching with a person under 16, indecent assault and gross indecency. |
EXTREME PORNOGRAPHY LAW Ministry of Justice on new offence | EXTREME PORNOGRAPHY LAW Ministry of Justice on new offence |
A detective told the court she believed she could connect him to the offences. | A detective told the court she believed she could connect him to the offences. |
With no defence submissions, Mr Moore was remanded in custody to appear again next month. | With no defence submissions, Mr Moore was remanded in custody to appear again next month. |
The law was introduced after a campaign by Liz Longhurst, who began a campaign to change the law on the possession of violent pornography after her daughter was murdered. | The law was introduced after a campaign by Liz Longhurst, who began a campaign to change the law on the possession of violent pornography after her daughter was murdered. |
In 2003 Graham Coutts, of Hove, Sussex, was jailed for strangling Jane Longhurst for his sexual gratification. | In 2003 Graham Coutts, of Hove, Sussex, was jailed for strangling Jane Longhurst for his sexual gratification. |
Mrs Longhurst received cross-party support and the controversial new law was introduced in the Criminal Justice Bill last year. | Mrs Longhurst received cross-party support and the controversial new law was introduced in the Criminal Justice Bill last year. |
Under the new rules, criminal responsibility shifts from the producer - who is responsible under the 1959 Obscene Publications Act (OPA) - to the consumer. | Under the new rules, criminal responsibility shifts from the producer - who is responsible under the 1959 Obscene Publications Act (OPA) - to the consumer. |
Earlier it had been thought this was the first case in the UK but there have been a number of other charges in England. |