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Two paedophiles have won lifelong anonymity from being named after telling courts they might kill themselves if the public knew their crimes.
In 2022, a man was spared jail at Antrim Crown Court after admitting 22 offences involving possessing, distributing and making indecent child images.
Initially the sex-offender's identity was revealed following a legal challenge from local democracy reporter Tanya Fowles, however the judge then reversed his ruling and granted lifetime anonymity.
The decision was described as 'unprecedented' while Tanya warned of a 'deluge' of bids for anonymity by convicted paedophiles after the judgement.
Now a second paedophile, who was jailed for 16 months, has received an order to protect their identity from another court in Northern Ireland after threatening self-harm.
Two paedophiles have won lifelong anonymity from being named after telling courts they might kill themselves if the public knew their crimes (pictured: Antrim Crown Court)
A lifelong anonymity order places bans reporting any information that could lead people to expose their lives after
