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The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
US court orders George Gibney's extradition to Ireland
A US judge has ordered the extradition of former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney to Ireland. US magistrate Judge Daniel Irick made the order at a hearing in Florida on Friday. Mr Gibney appeared in federal court in Orlando before Judge Irick. In court documents, seen by the PA news agency, it stated that Mr Gibney is sought by the Irish Government, which has filed charges against him and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Mr Gibney has been charged with 78 counts of indecent assault and one charge of attempted rape against four minor females aged between eight and 15 years at the time of the alleged offences. Earlier this week, Mr Gibney had agreed to being extradited from the US to stand trial over multiple sex offence charges. He also withdrew a request to contest his continued detention, which was due to be heard in court on Friday. Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in the US for years. He was arrested on an Irish extradition warrant earlier this month. An order was made to remand Mr Gibney into the custody of the US Marshal pending the arrival of representatives of the Irish Government to transport him back to Ireland. It was also ordered that the transfer of Mr Gibney from custody will take place at a time agreed by the US Marshal and the Irish Government authorities. Mr Gibney's lawyer, Alec Fitzgerald Hall, said on Thursday that after meeting his client to discuss the case, the former swimming team coach agreed to be extradited to Ireland. Mr Gibney will be extradited to Ireland and is likely to appear before a Dublin court, however it is not yet known when this will take place. In 2020, the podcast Where Is George Gibney, produced by Second Captains and the BBC, highlighted allegations of abuse against Mr Gibney and prompted new complainants to come forward.
BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
US court orders George Gibney's extradition to Ireland
A US judge has ordered the extradition of former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney to Ireland. US magistrate Judge Daniel Irick made the order at a hearing in Florida on Friday. Advertisement Mr Gibney appeared in federal court in Orlando before Judge Irick. In court documents, seen by the PA news agency, it stated that Mr Gibney is sought by the Government, which has filed charges against him and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Mr Gibney has been charged with 78 counts of indecent assault and one charge of attempted rape against four minor females aged between eight and 15 years at the time of the alleged offences. Earlier this week, Mr Gibney had agreed to being extradited from the US to stand trial over multiple sex offence charges. Advertisement He also withdrew a request to contest his continued detention, which was due to be heard in court on Friday. Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in the US for years. He was arrested on an Irish extradition warrant earlier this month. An order was made to remand Mr Gibney into the custody of the US Marshal pending the arrival of representatives of the Irish Government to transport him back to Ireland. Advertisement It was also ordered that the transfer of Mr Gibney from custody will take place at a time agreed by the US Marshal and the Irish Government authorities. Mr Gibney's lawyer, Alec Fitzgerald Hall, said on Thursday that after meeting his client to discuss the case, the former swimming team coach agreed to be extradited to Ireland. Mr Gibney will be extradited to Ireland and is likely to appear before a Dublin court, however it is not yet known when this will take place. In 2020, the podcast Where Is George Gibney, produced by Second Captains and the BBC, highlighted allegations of abuse against Mr Gibney and prompted new complainants to come forward. Advertisement
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
US court orders George Gibney's extradition to Ireland
A US judge has ordered the extradition of former Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney to Ireland. US magistrate Judge Daniel Irick made the order at a hearing in Florida on Friday. Mr Gibney appeared in federal court in Orlando before Judge Irick. In court documents, seen by the PA news agency, it stated that Mr Gibney is sought by the Irish Government, which has filed charges against him and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Mr Gibney has been charged with 78 counts of indecent assault and one charge of attempted rape against four minor females aged between eight and 15 years at the time of the alleged offences. Earlier this week, Mr Gibney had agreed to being extradited from the US to stand trial over multiple sex offence charges. He also withdrew a request to contest his continued detention, which was due to be heard in court on Friday. Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in the US for years. He was arrested on an Irish extradition warrant earlier this month. An order was made to remand Mr Gibney into the custody of the US Marshal pending the arrival of representatives of the Irish Government to transport him back to Ireland. It was also ordered that the transfer of Mr Gibney from custody will take place at a time agreed by the US Marshal and the Irish Government authorities. Mr Gibney's lawyer, Alec Fitzgerald Hall, said on Thursday that after meeting his client to discuss the case, the former swimming team coach agreed to be extradited to Ireland. Mr Gibney will be extradited to Ireland and is likely to appear before a Dublin court, however it is not yet known when this will take place. In 2020, the podcast Where Is George Gibney, produced by Second Captains and the BBC, highlighted allegations of abuse against Mr Gibney and prompted new complainants to come forward.
BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- BreakingNews.ie
George Gibney to be extradited to Ireland over sex crime charges
Former Irish swimming coach George Gibney has agreed to being extradited from the US to stand trial over multiple sex offence charges. He also has withdrawn a request to contest his continued detention, which was due to be heard in court on Friday. Advertisement Mr Gibney, who had sex offence charges against him dismissed in the 1990s, has lived in the US for years. He was arrested on an Irish extradition warrant earlier this month. He appeared before Magistrate Judge Daniel C Irick on July 1st for an initial appearance on extradition proceedings. Mr Gibney's lawyer, Alec Fitzgerald Hall, said on Thursday that after meeting his client to discuss the case, the former swimming team coach has agreed to be extradited to Ireland. Court documents, seen by PA media, stated that Mr Gibney met with his lawyer on July 8th and was fully advised of his rights in an extradition proceeding, his right to a detention hearing, and his right to an extradition hearing. Advertisement As a result of the meeting, Mr Gibney decided to withdraw his request to a detention hearing and stipulate to detention. Mr Gibney also told his lawyer that he wanted to waive his extradition hearing and be extradited to Ireland. 'An Affidavit of Waiver of Extradition Hearing will be filed as soon as possible,' the court document stated. Mr Gibney has been charged with 78 counts of indecent assault and one charge of attempted rape against four minor females aged between eight and 15 years at the time of the alleged offences. Advertisement Following his decision, Mr Gibney will be extradited to Ireland and is likely to appear before a Dublin court. In 2020, the podcast Where Is George Gibney, produced by Second Captains and the BBC, highlighted allegations of abuse against Mr Gibney and prompted new complainants to come forward. In a statement, a spokesman for the gardaí said: 'An Garda Siochana is aware of the arrest of a male aged in his 70s in the United States on foot of an Irish international arrest warrant. 'As this is currently a matter for the US authorities, An Garda Siochana will not be commenting further at this time.' Advertisement
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Irish Times
George Gibney consents to extradition to Ireland to face sex crime charges
George Gibney , the former Irish Olympic swimming team coach, has formally consented to being extradited from the US to Ireland to face 79 sex crime charges. He has also withdrawn a request to fight his continued detention, which was due to be heard in court on Friday. Mr Gibney remains in custody in the US on foot of a request to the authorities in Florida, where he has been living, to arrest him for the purposes of extradition. The 77-year-old is accused of 78 charges of indecent assault and one of attempted rape. The alleged victims were aged between eight and 14 or 15 years when they say they were abused by Mr Gibney, who was their swimming coach in South Dublin at different times between 1971 and 1981. READ MORE In the latest court filings related to his case, Mr Gibney's lawyer Alec Fitzgerald Hall sets out how he consulted with his client on Tuesday and fully advised him of his rights in the extradition process. This included his rights to a detention hearing and an extradition hearing. Arising from that meeting, he said Mr Gibney has 'decided to withdraw his request to a detention hearing and stipulate to detention'. He has also stated he wants to 'waive his extradition hearing and be extradited to Ireland'. Mr Fitzgerald Hall added that an 'affidavit of waiver of extradition hearing' would be filed 'as soon as possible'. Mr Gibney's extradition to the Republic will now proceed and he is likely to appear before a Dublin court in the near future. He had requested a detention hearing in the US, but the US attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Gregory W Kehoe, last week urged the district court in Orlando to deny any application for bail for Mr Gibney pending his extradition. The court was told that as Mr Gibney was facing such serious criminal charges in Ireland, and the prospect of spending the rest of his life in jail, he had an incentive to flee if granted bail. In 1993, Mr Gibney appeared before the courts in Dublin charged with 27 sexual crimes. However, he took a High Court challenge to his prosecution and was successful. The court effectively ruled in 1994 that the allegations were too old, and many details were too vague, to warrant a prosecution. However, legal norms and legislation have since changed in Ireland, meaning the prosecution of historical sexual crimes now regularly occurs. Suspects in historical cases no longer have the grounds they once did to avoid prosecution. Mr Gibney left Ireland in the 1990s, settling in the US, and remained there for the past 30 years, residing in Florida in recent years. However, between 2020 and 2022 the BBC-Second Captains podcast, entitled Where is George Gibney?, prompted the four women now accusing him to give statements to the Garda. A fresh criminal investigation began, with the Director of Public Prosecutions directing in May 2023 that he should face 79 charges, with arrest warrants issued by the courts in Dublin. Last October, the Irish embassy in Washington formally made a request to the US authorities to arrest Mr Gibney for the purpose of extraditing to the Republic to stand trial. He was detained by US marshals in Florida on July 1st and remains in custody there.
