Lurgan man Eamon Goodfellow convicted of paying for and directing sexual abuse of children in Philippines and Romania is jailed

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

A spokesperson for the National Crime Agency said: “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 (Thursday June 30) 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.