Former Sinn Fein press officer Michael McMonagle returned to prison for breaching SOPO
Michael McMonagle (44) with an address formerly at Limewood Street in Derry had been sentenced to 18 in prison in November last year with half to be served in custody and half on licence for sexual communication with a child charges
The former Sinn Fein press officer and journalist Michael McMonagle has had his licence revoked and has been returned to prison following a breach of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) earlier this week.
Michael McMonagle (44) with an address formerly at Limewood Street in Derry had been sentenced to 18 in prison in November last year with half to be served in custody and half on licence for sexual communication with a child charges.
He was released in August and then this week he was charged with breaching his SOPO by being in a chat room without permission of his designated risk manager.
McMonagle admitted the offence and received a suspended sentence at Limavady Magistrates' Court sitting in Coleraine.
At that hearing the court heard that procedures had begun to revoke McMonagle's licence and recall him to prison.
That was done on October 23 and McMonagle was returned to prison to serve out the remainder of his licence period.