Anonymous ID: dfd595 March 25, 2019, 2:48 p.m. No.5888120   🗄️.is 🔗kun

November 3 2015"He has raised issues for the treatment of mentally ill prisoners in the US," the judge told the court.

 

Judge Donnelly said her ruling would not be influenced by the contact from the inmate but that she wanted to notify lawyers and give them an opportunity to respond.

 

"I'm absolutely clear that I'm not influenced by it," the judge said.

 

The court was not given any detail on the communications including who made contact or from where.

 

Marques has both Irish and US citizenship.

 

He was diagnosed as having the complex brain disorder Asperger's, part of the autism spectrum, after undergoing examinations in an Irish jail following his arrest in August 2013.

 

Judge Donnelly adjourned the case until December 16 but said lawyers would have an opportunity to raise matters over the prisoner communication in the meantime.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/us-prisoner-writes-to-judge-handling-eric-eoin-marques-child-porn-extradition-34165627.html

Marques was remanded in custody.