Paedophile stalked family in Salthill


Date Published: 25-Sep-2007
A convicted paedophile who is wanted by Welsh police was arrested in Salthill last month and taken into custody when a mother noticed he was following her and her three little girls around the holiday resort, Galway District Court heard yesterday.Former swimming coach, Dominic Powell (44), with an address at 6 Taiann, Cilfynydd, Portypridd, South Wales, who served five years of a fifteen-year sentence imposed in 1993 for the sexual abuse of young children in his care while in the U.S., appeared in custody before the court yesterday (Monday) charged with harassing a Limerick mother and putting her in fear by persistently following her for two and a half hours around various locations in Salthill, Galway, on August 22 last.The accused, who is wanted by Welsh police at present…..
