STAN MALLON FROM CRUMLIN FACES DELAYED RELEASE IN AMERICA OVER SEX OFFENCE CASE

In a case that has drawn significant attention, Stan Mallon, a former senior civil servant from Northern Ireland, remains detained in the United States despite nearing the end of his prison term. His legal representatives argue that his ongoing incarceration is causing him severe and possibly irreversible medical and psychiatric damage.

Mallon, who hails from Crumlin in County Antrim, was initially scheduled to be released from prison on Wednesday after serving a 21-month sentence. The sentence was handed down in March after he pleaded guilty to using an internet chatroom to contact a girl, who was later revealed to be an undercover FBI agent. This contact occurred during a stopover in Chicago while Mallon was en route to a White House reception, an event that underscores the high-profile nature of his case.

The former acting chief executive of the Ulster Scots Agency narrowly avoided a maximum sentence exceeding four years. The judge’s decision to impose a lesser sentence was based on the assessment that Mallon was experiencing a