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Portadown taxi driver appears in court over passenger sex act video

A Co Armagh taxi driver has appeared in court charged with sharing an image of a couple engaging in a sex act in the back seat of a vehicle last month.

Andrew Peter Quinn Tortolani, 54, of Sandringham in Portadown appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He is charged with improper use of a public electronic communications network on July 18 this year.

The charge relates to an online video, which was shared widely, showing a man and woman engaging in a sex act in a taxi last month.

The graphic images were recorded from a dashcam and showed a driver in uniform, with the male and female passenger in the back seat.

The man pictured claimed the images were shared without his consent and reported the matter to the PSNI.

He also alleged that he had been subjected to racist abuse online after the footage went viral.

During today's brief hearing in Craigavon, a police officer confirmed they could connect Tortolani to the charge.

Judge Bernie Kelly adjourned the case for four weeks.

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