Irish comedian Eamon Goodfellow has been jailed for almost five years after being found guilty of two counts of attempting to cause the sexual exploitation of a child under 13.

He will remain on the sex offenders register for the rest of his life.

Goodfellow was convicted of directing the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines and Romania.

The 50-year-old, who lived in England, was arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency in June 2018. 

The National Crime Agency said Goodfellow had actively directed facilitators to perform certain sexual acts on underage children during an online live stream. Operations manager Martin Ludlow said Goodfellow "made it very clear that he has sexual interest in young children in these chat logs...[Goodfellow] attempted to arrange for the most horrific abuse of vulnerable children thousands of miles away from him for his own gratification."

In 2019 Goodfellow appeared in the New Act of the Year showcase and had performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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